Sony Xperia U is a mid-level Android device launched back in the year 2012, coming with a fast 1000 megahertz Dual-Core processor, a 3.5-inches multi-touch display, and two cameras, a 5 mega-pixels back facing camera and a 0.3 mega-pixels front camera.
Sony didn't seem to put much effort to reduce weight in this 3.88 ounces cellphone. The Sony Xperia U is offerred in two color options, black and white.
Sony decided to power this cellphone with a fast Dual-Core processing unit speeding at 1 GHz, included in a ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 chip and 512 MB RAM. Graphic calculations usually uses lots of CPU processing time, so this cellphone has an extra 320 megahertz ARM Mali-400 MP1 graphics processing unit to help the CPU with those tasks. A nice point of the Sony Xperia U is its quite big 8 GB internal storage and though it doesn't include a slot for an SD memory card, it is enough to install hundreds of games and applications, but it might not be enough if you are fan of the heaviest games available nowadays or taking tons of pictures and videos.
The Sony Xperia U features two cameras, a 5 MP back camera and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. This phone can also capture HD 1280x720 videos. This cellphone also counts with a few nice characteristics: auto-focus, flash, geo tagging and face detection shooting.
Sony designed this cellphone with a interesting 3.5 inches display, and a resolution of 854 x 480 , giving this cellphone a very good image quality. This display uses TFT capacitive technology, and can detect multi touch gestures.
This phone offers Wi-Fi connectivity (and it can provide it to other devices as a mobile hotspot) and fast 3G connection type, over HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. The Sony Xperia U works with a SIM card for GSM carriers.
The Sony Xperia U uses a 1320 mAh medium capacity Li-Ion replaceable battery providing this device with a poor battery life. Sony informs a 6.6 hours talk time and a 260 hs stand by time for this cellphone.
This cellphone also includes some nice characteristics as Bluetooth (2.1, EDR) and GPS, and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
The Sony Xperia U is priced about 205 dollars, which is a really high price for comparing with other similar phones. If you want this device mainly for social networks and internet browsing, you will definitely love this phone. Sony packs the Sony Xperia U with charger, micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer, exchangeable caps, stereo headset, and user documentation and battery.
Device Type: | Phone |
Brand: | Sony |
Operating System (OS): | Android 4.0, 2.3.7 |
Variant: | See other variants reviews |
Also Known As: | Sony Ericsson Kumquat |
Product code: | ST25i |
Dimensions: | 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 inchesMetric11.2 x 5.41 x 1.19 cmImperial |
Weight: | 3.88 ouncesMetric110 gImperial |
Colors: | Black and White |
Scratch Resistant Glass: | Yes |
Accessories: | And user documentation, battery, charger, exchangeable caps, micro USB cable for charging, stereo headset, synchronisation and file transfer |
Release date: | 2012-02-26 |
Price: | $ 205.00 |
Display | |
Screen Type: | TFT (16M colors) |
Size: | 3.5 inchesMetric8.9 cmImperial |
Resolution: | 480 x 854 pixels |
Pixel density: | 280 pixels per inchMetric110.24 pixels per cmImperial |
Touch screen: | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
Hardware | |
Chipset: | ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 |
Processor: | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) |
RAM Memory: | 512 MB |
Graphics Processor: | ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) |
Internal Memory: | 8 GB |
SD Card Slot: | No SD card slot |
Battery | |
Battery type: | Li-Ion |
Removable: | Yes |
Capacity: | 1320 mAh |
Stand-by Time: | 260 hours |
Talk Time: | 6.6 hours |
Camera | |
Back camera: | 5 megapixels |
Flash: | Yes |
Front camera: | 0.3 megapixels |
Max video resolution: | 1280 x 720 (HD) |
Camera features: | Auto-Focus, Face Detection Shooting and Geo Tagging |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi: | Yes |
Mobile Hotspot: | Yes |
SIM Card Type: | SIM |
UMTS Bands: | 900, 2100 |
GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
Technologies: | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth: | Version 2.1, EDR |
GPS: | Yes |
Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
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