While Sony has already announced its first flagship smartphone (post-Sony Ericsson era) with the Xperia S, two new mid-level handsets were also revealed — the Xperia P and the Xperia U.

Sony Xperia P specs:
4.0-inch LCD display @ 540×960 pixels, 275ppi
NovaThor U8500 1.0GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
3G/HSPA
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS w/ aGPS support
8MP autofocus rear camera, LED flash
1080p video recording
VGA front facing camera
NFC support
FM radio tuner
1300mAh Li-Ion battery
Android 2.3 Gingerbread

While the Xperia P is considered as the mid-level smartphone by Sony, the Xperia U is the entry-level handset with a smaller display screen.

Sony Xperia U specs:
3.5-inch LCD display @ 480×854 pixels, 280ppi
NovaThor U8500 1.0GHz dual-core processor
512MB RAM
8GB internal storage
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
3G/HSPA
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS w/ aGPS support
5MP autofocus rear camera, LED flash
720p video recording
VGA front facing camera
FM radio tuner
1300mAh Li-Ion battery
Android 2.3 Gingerbread

The NovaThor chipset is a product of ST-Ericsson which consist of an integrated System on Chips (SoC) and modems. The NovaTor U8500 supports a dual-core processor and an HSPA modem.

NovaThor is also the same processor that Nokia uses in their Windows Phone 7 handsets.

Both handsets will be upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich once it becomes available. Though I am told the Sony Xperia S will be released in the Philippines by the 2nd week of April, I am not sure if the XPeria P and Xperia U will tag long with it.

Source: Yugatech