Phone comparison

Sony Xperia U

4.2/5

90 votes

GENERAL

Introduced

May 2012

Announced

February 2012

Network (2G)

GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 / GSM 850

Network (3G)

HSDPA 2100 / HSDPA 900

Form factor

Block

Antenna type

Internal

SAR Value

1.620 W/Kg

HARDWARE SPECS

Sony Xperia U

Shared memory

8GB

Extras

- 512 MB RAM
- Dual-core 1 GHz STE U8500 CPU
- Mali-400MP GPU

SIZE

Sony Xperia U

Weight

110.0 g (with battery)

Dimensions

112.0 x 54.0 x 12.0

DISPLAY

Sony Xperia U

Type

Graphical

Coloured

Yes, LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen

Size

3.50 inch

Resolution

480 x 854 pixels

Extras

- Touch-sensitive controls
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Timescape UI

RINGTONES

Sony Xperia U

Polyphonic ringtones

Yes

Ringtone profiles

Yes

Extras

- MP3 ringtones
- Sony 3D surround sound audio technology

NETWORKING

Sony Xperia U

GPRS

Yes, Up to 107 kbps

EDGE

Yes, Up to 296 kbps

DATA

Yes, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

WLAN

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA

Bluetooth

Yes, 2.1 with A2DP, EDR

Browser

Yes, HTML5, Adobe Flash

Email client

Yes

Extras

- Android 2.3 Gingerbread, planned upgrade to 4.0
- Push Email
- GPS with A-GPS support

CAMERA

Sony Xperia U

Type

Builtin

Extras

- 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization, video (720p@30fps, video light), secondary VGA camera

FEATURES

Sony Xperia U

Vibration

Yes

SMS

Send / Receive

MMS

Send / Receive

Java

Games

Yes, (changeable)

Clock

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

To-do list

Yes

Voice dialing

Yes

Voice memo

Yes

Multiple numbers / contact

Yes

Handsfree

Yes

Headset jack

Yes

FM Radio

Yes

Extras

- SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Organizer
- Document viewer