Xperia P TV Dock replaces SmartDock; launches in Q3

by XB on 06/06/2012

in Accessories, Xperia P


Xperia P TV DockSony Mobile this morning has announced that a dedicated docking station for the Sony Xperia P is still alive. However, it won’t be called the SmartDock anymore, Sony is calling it the Xperia P TV Dock. So how does it differ from the SmartDock? Well it still has the HDMI output to connect to your TV, but it gets rid of the two USB 2.0 ports.

Instead, the Xperia P TV Dock has Bluetooth which can be used to connect a keyboard and mouse (as long as they support it). The addition of Bluetooth is a sensible move given the plethora of accessories out there, however we still think it would have been nice to include at least one USB port for legacy peripherals. The Xperia P TV Dock will be available globally from Q3 2012.

Xperia P TV Dock

Xperia P TV Dock

Xperia P TV Dock

Via SM Product Blog.

Tagged as: Accessories, Docking Station, SmartDock, TV Dock, Xperia P, Xperia P TV Dock

  • Nine

    indeed!
    a USB port would be a good idea.

  • Asad Mulla

    the phones got bluetooth already so whats the point of having an extra bluetooth.
    I understand the fact that the mouse and keyboard can remain connected to the dock using bluetooth while the phone is not docked, but wouldn’t it be better if you could just connect the mouse and keyboard directly to the phone

  • Basharca

    damn you Sony! The most thing I wanted about this dock was the full usb ports! Why do you have to screw things up? Not cool Sony, not cool at all.

  • http://twitter.com/thezymo zymo

    Considering that future devices won’t have a dedicated HDMI port, but using MHL for TV out (HDMI through usb) the absence of usb ports makes sense, cause the MHL standard cannot handle TV and data signal at the same time. The Xperia GX/Hayabusa uses the same dock sans HDMI connector. Now Sony has to design just one dock, which makes the accessoire more profitable. But in terms of user experience and satisfaction additional usb ports would have been highly welcomed.

  • meta96

    … will miss usb, but will love hdmi & charging. better than nothing. xperia P ftw.

  • CP2020

    So basically you just have to find keyboard and mouse with bluetooth…good luck with that. Not on that Sony. Should’ve just left it as it was giving ppl more compatibility options and earlier availability. Not that smart

  • rafi

    now i had no reason to purchase xperia p…. and stick my my xperia s… :)

  • Luís Yasaka

    I prefer my Xperia S yet

  • JOKER

    this is really stupid, all the effort spent to design something cool ended up with all the effort designing something redundant !!!

    Come on sony, pls wake up your Industrial Design team!!!!

  • JOKER

    Why bother to redesign the xperia P docking station when the consumers could must as well get the live dock multimedia station….that is already avaliable

  • Coollead

    No, otherwise it’d look really silly if you were trying to use the thing on your TV, with long ass cables coming from the dock.

  • Coollead

    Are you actually being serious when you imply that Bluetooth mice and keyboards are hard to find? If you are, I really hope you get some help.

  • Coollead

    This is smart design. Think about it. If your phone is hooked up to your TV, you’re going to want to use a wireless keyboard/mouse instead of dragging cables all over the room. The dock has bluetooth, you can just connect a mouse/keyboard once and not have to deal with them anymore… and they just work when the phone is plugged in.

  • CP2020

    No but u are very limited choice wise. Never said that they are not available at all. Most work through USB cable or wireless. Cannot deny that.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mattias-Rådström/100000147409055 Mattias Rådström

    Why, oh why are these things coming to the Xperia P when S is suppose to be the flagship model? Shouldnt every piece of accessory come to that one first?

  • John C 500 – South Africa

    Where is the xperia S dock?

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  • AsadMulla

    What I am trying to say is, connect your bluetooth mouse and keyboard directly to your phone without the need for a dock. Why do you exclusively need the dock’s bluetooth to connect a mouse keyboard when your phone already has bluetooth

  • industrial.intell

    great! try to connect an external hard drive to this thing now!

    interesting who pushed on Sony so hard?

  • ivo

    stupid f..ck

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