Sony Xperia U

Network

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

Launch

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

Body

• 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
• 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
• Video:

Sound

• Loudspeaker: Yes
• 3.5mm jack: Yes

Comms

• 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

Battery

• Type: 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

Misc

• 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

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