All stock codes associated to this product
, 040245, 7311271370796
Xperia™ U
The Sony powered smartphone that’s all about you
The Xperia NXT Series – next generation smartphones from Sony
Black
Experience fantasy. In great quality on-screen.
Watch every moment from every movie or video in razor sharp clarity.
See every smile from last year’s party in a true detail. Sheer video magic on your Android mobile’s 3.5? Reality Display powered by the Mobile BRAVIA® Engine. And you can easily find the latest Hollywood blockbusters on the pre-loaded Video Unlimited application from Sony Entertainment Network.
Experience moments. Just snap away.
Capture sunsets, waves and spectacular dives. Fire off the shots.
With the 5 megapixel fast capture camera you can go from sleep to snap in just over a second. Fancy something more moving? Film it all in full HD video with your Sony Xperia U Android mobile phone.
Experience beat. In 3D surround sound.
Blast out the music through the speaker with xLoud loudness enhancement.
Fancy some movie “me time”? Get it with 3D surround sound. Plug in your earphones and sit back and listen as the deep bass and high treble shoot around your head.
Want more sounds? Enjoy a global catalogue of millions and millions of songs* easily accessible through the preloaded Music Unlimited application from Sony Entertainment Network.
Experience change. Make it personal.
Let the true you shine through your Android mobile phone.
Make life more personal with exchangeable bottom caps. The colour-changing, illuminating transparent elements back up your favourite artists album art with matching colours when you browse through your music. And they change to match the shades in your photos too.
Experience power. The Android way.
Download and run your apps and content super fast.
Browse the internet. Stream the latest video clips. Download the coolest apps. Run them super fast with the power of the 1GHz Dual core Processor. Find your way with Google maps. Send your love by Gmail. Your Sony Xperia U Android smartphone has Google Mobile services built in.
Quick specs
110 grams
3.9 ounces
112 x 54 x 12 mm
4.4 x 2.1 x 0.5 inches
Talk time (up to) 6 hours 36 minutes (GSM) [1]
Standby time (up to) 472 hours (UMTS) [1]
Music listening time: Up to 45 hours [1]
Video playback time: Up to 6 hours
3.5 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen
16 million colours, 854 x 480 pixels
Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
(Upgrade to Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich, planned in Quarter 3 2012)
1 GHz STE U8500 Dual Core processor
5 megapixel camera with auto focus
16x digital zoom, LED flash
Xperia U specifications
Camera and video
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and Auto focus
- 16x digital zoom
- HD video recording (720p)
- 3D Sweep Panorama
- Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WBMP
- Image capture, supported format: JPEG
- Video playback and recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4
- Face detection
- Front-facing camera (VGA)
Connectivity and communication
- USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
- WiFi and WiFi Hotspot functionality
- DLNA Certified
- Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Google Sync and Facebook
- aGPS
- WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom
- Bluetooth technology
- Native USB tethering
Memory
- Internal phone storage: 8GB (up to 4GB user-accessible memory)
- RAM: 512 MB
Networks
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- UMTS HSPA 900, 2100 (Global except Americas)
- UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100 (Americas)
Entertainment
- TrackID music recognition
- xLOUD Experience audio filter technology from Sony
- FM Radio with RDS
- 3.5 mm audio jack for headphones
- Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, WAV, OTA, Ogg vorbis
- Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
- Timescape with Twitter integrated
- Facebook inside Xperia 2.0
- Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)
- Clear bass and clear stereo
Display
- 3.5, 854 x 480 pixels 16,777,216 colour TFT
- Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine
- Scratch-resistant, anti-reflection coating on mineral glass
- Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard
- Screenshot capturing
Pre-loaded applications
- Google Voice Search
- Google Talk with video chat
- Google Mail
- Google Calendar
- Google Gallery 3D
- Google Maps with Street View and Latitude
Mobile Phones
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