The Sony Xperia U begs to be noticed with its removable bottom caps in different colors and boxy design, clearly aiming for the younger crowd, but its capable hardware and affordable price actually make it suitable for everybody.
Sony had customised the Xperia U’s original Android 2.3 operating system significantly, and it has done the same with the Android 4.0 build. This means that, cosmetically, there’s not a huge amount of difference after the update.
The Android 4.0 speed boost is also borne out in the Sunspider JavaScript benchmark. When running Android 2.3, the Xperia U completed the test in 2,719ms, but with the Ice Cream Sandwich update this dropped to 1,891ms – a 30% improvement, which bodes well for significantly snappier web browsing.
When running our battery life benchmark, which simulates continuous video playback, the updated Xperia U lasted just 5h 42m – an hour and 20 minutes less than the same phone running Android 2.3.
After using larger phones, such as the 4.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S3, the Xperia U’s 3.5-inch screen feels tiny. We soon got used to it, though, and began to appreciate the reasonably high 854×480-pixel resolution. This gives a 280 pixels-per-inch pixel density, which puts it up in the top tier of smartphones for display clarity.
What You can find in Sony Xperia U ?
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 – ST25i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 – ST25a
SIM Mini-SIM
Announced 2012, February
Status Available. Released 2012, May
Body Dimensions 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 3.5 inches (~280 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 4 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
– Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
– Timescape UI
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
– Sony 3D surround sound audio technology
Memory Card slot No
Internal 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Up to 107 kbps
EDGE Up to 296 kbps
Speed HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, check quality
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset NovaThor U8500
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
– 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
– Voice memo/dial/commands
– Predictive text input
Battery Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play Up to 45 h
Misc SAR EU 1.62 W/kg (head)
Price group [About 150 EUR]
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB
Camera Photo / Video
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