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Sony Xperia U

Sony Xperia U specs

3G, 3.5", 854x480, 8 GB, Android 4.0, 110 grams

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Sony Xperia U review

Smartphone Xperia U by Sony is made in the classic shape. A case of the smartphone is made of plastic. The phone uses Android 4.0. Phone dimensions: width — 54 millimeters, height — 112 millimeters, thickness — 12 millimeters. Weight — 110 grams.

Diagonal of the color screen is 3.5 inches with a maximum screen resolution of 854x480 and 280 pixels per inch (PPI). The screen of the device protected by scratch resistant glass and has the automatic rotation function.

Sony Xperia U runs on 2-core ST Ericsson U8500, 1000 MHz processor and Mali-400 MP videoprocessor, has 8 gigabytes of built-in memory and 0.5 gigabytes of RAM.

Capacity of battery is 1320 mA⋅h, this is approximately 260 hours of standby time and 6.6 hours of talk time.

The phone is also equipped with sensors of illumination, approaching and compass. This gives additional functionality to the phone in various applications.

Sony Xperia U specifications

General characteristics

Type
smartphone
OS version
Android 4.0
Case type
classic
Case material
plastic
Construction
removable panels
Control
sensor keyboard
SIM-card type
regular
SIM-card amount
1
Weight
110 grams
Width
54 mm
Height
112 mm
Thickness
12 mm

Display

Diagonal
3.5"
Screen size
854x480
Number of pixels per inch (PPI)
280
Screen type
  • colored TFT
  • 16.78 mln colors
  • sensor
Sensor screen type
  • multitouch
  • capacitive
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Automatic display rotation
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Scratch-resistant glass
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Multimedia features

Rear camera
5 MP
Flash
  • rear
  • LED
Rear camera functions
  • autofocus
  • digital Zoom 16x
Recognition
face recognition
Video Recording
  • yes (3GPP
  • MP4)
Video resolution max
1280x720
Front camera
0.3 megapixels
Audio
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • FM-radio
Headphone jack
3.5 mm

Connectivity

Standard
  • GSM 900/1800/1900
  • 3G
Interfaces
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • USB
Satellite navigation
GPS
A-GPS system
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DLNA support
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Storage and processor

CPU
  • ST Ericsson U8500
  • 1000 MHz
Processor cores number
2
Video processor
Mali-400 MP
Built-in memory
8 GB
Amount of RAM
512 Mb

Power supply

Battery capacity
1320 mA⋅h
Talk time
6.6 hours
Standby time
260 hours
Time in music listening mode
45 hours
Connector type for charging
micro-USB

Other functions

Speakerphone (built-in speaker)
Check
Control
  • voice typing
  • voice-activated control
Airplane mode
Check
A2DP profile
Check
Sensors
  • illumination sensor
  • approaching sensor
  • compass
Flashlight
Check
USB-host
Check
Use as a USB storage device
Check

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