Sony Xperia U
Release Date
Released 2012, May
OS Version
Android 2.3, up to 4.0
Body
110g, 12mm thickness
RAM
512 MB RAM
Storage
8GB storage, no card slot
Battery
1320 mAh
Display
Size
3.5"
Resolution
480x854 pixels
Technology
IPS LCD
Camera
Main Camera
Video Recording
Front Camera
16MP
Hardware
Chipset
NovaThor U8500
GPU
Adreno 660
Storage Options
8GB storage, no card slot
| 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 |
| Announced | 2012, February. Released 2012, May |
| Status | Discontinued |
| 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 |
| Type | Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM |
| Single | VGA |
| Features | LED flash, panorama |
| Video | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| 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 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |