Sony Xperia U specification and prices
First information about the Xperia U by Sony appeared on February 2012 and on sale it appeared on May 2012. This device belongs to the middle price range: the lowest Sony Xperia U price in USA for today is $349.99
The device runs on the most popular operating system on the market for today - Android OS. Xperia U has released with the already old for now Android version: 2.3 (Gingerbread). It means that the device owner will be able to run only some old games and apps with the current OS version. The mobile phone is equipped with Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 processor that shows a perfect performance. The mobile phone runs 512 MB RAM that is not much for normal usage.
The Xperia U has good 5 megapixel rear camera. It will produce pictures and videos of a good quality but you won't be able to get really stunning pictures. To make really high quality pictures Specspro advices you to check the Sony flagship Xperia X Compact.
The mobile phone has a small 3.5 inch display.
This mobile phone has removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery, that can provide up to 472 hours of standby time, about 5 hours of talk time and up to 45 hours of playing music. It is not satisfactory battery life results.
The model's weight is 110 grams (3.88 oz), it is 112 mm (4.41 in) high, 54 mm (2.13 in) wide and has a 12 mm (0.47 in) depth which means that this phone is thick.
You can purchase Xperia U in Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink or yellow colors.
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- 2012, February
- Available. Released 2012, May
- Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- NovaThor U8500
- Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
- Mali-400
- 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- VGA
- 720p@30fps
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama
- 3.5 inches
- 480 x 854 pixels (~280 ppi pixel density)
- TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Scratch-resistant glass
- Yes, up to 4 fingers
- Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
- About 260 h / About 472 h
- About 6 h 36 min / About 5 h 36 min
- About 45 h
- 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
- 110 g (3.88 oz, 0.24 lb)
- Mini-SIM
- Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
- 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
- No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
- v2.1, A2DP, EDR
- Yes, with A-GPS
- Stereo FM radio, RDS
- microUSB v2.0, USB Host
- Accelerometer, proximity, compass
- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
- HTML5, Adobe Flash
- Yes
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
- HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
- Up to 107 kbps
- Up to 296 kbps
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