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Sony Xperia U

Sony Xperia U

General Information

  • Colors:
  • Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
  • SAR:
  • 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU:
  • 1.62 W/kg (head)    
  • Price:
  • About 140 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM / HSPA
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands:
  • HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
  • Speed:
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2012, February. Released 2012, May
  • Status:
  • Discontinued

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
  • Weight:
  • 110 g (3.88 oz)
  • SIM:
  • Mini-SIM

Display

  • Type:
  • TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size:
  • 3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density)
  • Protection:
  • Scratch-resistant glass

Platform

  • OS:
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Chipset:
  • NovaThor U8500
  • CPU:
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • GPU:
  • Mali-400

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • No
  • Internal:
  • 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • 5 MP, AF
  • Features:
  • LED flash, panorama
  • Video:
  • 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

  • Single:
  • VGA

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • Yes, Sony 3D surround sound audio technology, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
  • Bluetooth:
  • 2.1, A2DP, EDR
  • GPS:
  • Yes, with A-GPS
  • Radio:
  • Stereo FM radio, RDS
  • USB:
  • microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Accelerometer, proximity, compass
  • Messaging:
  • SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Adobe Flash

Battery

  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Adobe Flash, Removable 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

Tests

  • Display:
  • Contrast ratio: 930:1 (nominal) / 1.758:1 (sunlight)
  • Camera:
  • Photo / Video
  • Loudspeaker:
  • Voice 65dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 72dB
  • Audio quality:
  • Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -87.7dB