Sony Ericsson P900 vs Vodafone 1231

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    1231: 20 g lighter

    P900:
    150 g
    1231:
    130 g
  • Width

    P900: 8.4 mm narrower

    P900:
    57 mm
    1231:
    65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    1231: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    P900:
    2.9 in
    1231:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    1231: 9.5 mm thinner

    P900:
    24 mm
    1231:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    1231: 2 mm shorter

    P900:
    115 mm
    1231:
    113 mm
  • Release year

    P900:
    2003
    1231:
    2009

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. P900

    Height:
    115 mm +2 mm versus 1231
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +9.5 mm versus 1231
  2. 2. 1231

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    65.4 mm +8.4 mm versus P900
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P900

    150 g

    +20 g versus 1231

  2. 2. 1231

    130 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. P900

    Screen diagonal:
    2.9 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    25 cm²
  2. 2. 1231

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²

P900 has approximately 29.4% more rectangular screen area than 1231.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

P900: Original memory entry

16 MB

1231: Original memory entry

48 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. P900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo · up to 128 MB · 32 MB included

2. 1231

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. P900

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. 1231

    1100 mAh

    +100 mAh versus P900

Specifications

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1. P9002. 1231

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 57 Х 24 mm
  • 113 Х 65.4 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.9" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 208 x 320 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 MB
  • 48 MB
Memory card support
  • Memory Stick Duo
  • up to 128 MB
  • 32 MB included
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 7.0
  • UIQ v2.1 UI
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.8 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.8%
  • 26.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 132 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4000 156 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Release date
  • 2003
  • Q4
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Urban Grey
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 16 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 230 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 8
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.45 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.91 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • JogDial -Image handling
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for P900, 1231.
SpecificationP9001231
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP4/MP3 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice mail - Stylus
  • MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input