After announcing the Sony Xperia S in the event of CES 2012, the company continues its innovation by introducing the Sony Xperia U. This smartphone has been considered as the affordable phone with the latest and impressive features and specs. Thus, let’s have a look at the below detailed technical specifications and features of Sony Xperia U.
Design, Display and Dimension
The unique thing about the Sony Xperia U will be the 2 exchangeable bottom plastic caps based on the phone’s primary color. If you pick the white version of the device then you will have the yellow and white bottom covers, while the black version has the pink and black covers. The display sports 3.5 inches LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16 million colors, 480 x 854 pixels of screen resolution and touch-sensitive controls and multi-touch function (up to 4-finger). The display has also been backed up by the Mobile BRAVIA engine and Timescape UI to deliver the great display performance.
The overall dimension of Sony Xperia U is about 112 mm in height, 54 mm in width, 12 mm in depth and this weighs approximately 110 grams. By having these dimension and heaviness, it can be considered as the compact and pocket-friendly smartphone.
General Performance
The Sony Xperia U comes equipped with the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), dual-core 1 GHz processor, along with the 512 MB of RAM. The company has planned to upgrade the operating system to the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which can be the advantage for consumers. For storing the data files, you will be given a somewhat inadequate built-in memory space namely about 4 GB. Moreover, there will be no microSD card slot on this device for the additional storage space.
Battery Power
To supply the power to the phone, the standard battery of Li-Ion 1320 mAh has been added which can deliver the stand-by time up to 260 hours 2G mode or up to 472 h on 3G mode. The battery will be also capable of providing the talk-time approximately 6.5 hours on 2G mode or about 5.5 hours on 3G mode.
Multimedia
The multimedia player supports for a number of audio and video files including MP3, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, MP4, H.263, H.264, and WMV formats. The great thing about this phone will be the existence of xLoud and Sony 3D surround sound audio technology which will offer the stunning multimedia experience. Furthermore, the music player can last for up to 45 hours for your entertainment necessities.
Camera
For the photography needs, the 5 megapixels camera is available which may deliver the 2592 x 1944 pixels of image resolution. It also features the auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama and also the image stabilization. The camera can also be performed as the camcorder with the HD quality of 720p and video light feature. In the front, you will have the front-facing VGA camera for video chats.
Connectivity
To access the world wide web, the Sony Xperia U supports for HSDPA (up to 14.4 Mbps), HSUPA (up to 5.76 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi hotspot. For the local connection, it has Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP+EDR), microUSB 2.0 (USB On-the-go), and DLNA connectivity.
Price, Pros and Cons
The selling price of Sony Xperia U is about €259 or approximately $ 450. By having this price level, you will have some benefits including fast performance, HD camcorder, exchangeable covers, as well as loud and clear music player. However, the device lacks of microSD card slot, low quality front-facing camera, and lower version of Bluetooth feature. [IS]
