Sony's Xperia P and U get a price tag

Sony’s Xperia P and U were unveiled amidst a lot of fanfare at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona...

Karan Shah|Feb 29, 2012, 10:46:57 IST

Sony’s Xperia P and U were unveiled amidst a lot of fanfare at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. Now, we’ve got the price tags of these handsets, too. According to Xperiablog, the Xperia P will be priced at €449, which means it will be approximately close to Rs. 29,631. Obviously, taxations and other factors come into play, so though the pricing may not be accurate, it may hover around the 30K margin. However, we might see the price drop by a bit, if the Indian version of the phone comes without NFC. At the moment, though, the Xperia P definitely seems like one expensive handset.

Here is a look at the highlighted features of the Sony Xperia P:

Android 2.3 Gingerbread
1GHz dual-core processor
4-inch Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine
WhiteMagic display technology
8MP camera with fast capture, HD recording, 2D and 3D panoramic images capture capability
HDMI, DLNA
NFC
Will be available in silver, black and red

Xperia P and U - worth a buy?

The second smartphone, the Xperia U seems to be slightly cheaper than the P. It’s got a pricing of €259, which means it will retail close to the Rs.17,096 mark. That’s definitely a good price tag, considering it’s a dual-core processor that we’re talking about. But, it has less storage and a smaller screen than the Xperia P, although, we’re not sure we’ll really complain about that. It also means that the current pricing of the Neo V and a lot of other handsets will drop, if a dual-core phone comes in at about a similar price bracket.