Sony Xperia U is a mid range smartphone belonging to the Sony Xperia Range. The phone sports a 3.5 " LED Backlit LCD touch screen display, also known as the Reality Display. The phone runs Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread OS and is powered by a GHz Dual core processor with 512MB RAM. The phone has the famous Bravia engine and the Timescape UI.The phone sports an interchangeable bottom cover which comes in different colors such as pink, yellow, white and black. The phone also features an illumination strip that changes color based on the primary color of the image or visual on the screen.

Camera and Multimedia

The phone features a 5MP camera with auto focus and LED flash. The camera comes with additional features such as face and smile detection,touch focus, image stabilization, Geo-tagging and 3D sweep panorama to help improve your photo taking experience. The phone also has a secondary front facing VGA camera for voice calls. Sony Xperia U supports the playback of music in formats such as MP3, eAAC+, WMA and WAV. The phone is great for watching videos in formats such as MP4, WMV, H.263 and H.264.

Connectivity

Sony Xperia U runs on quad band 2G and 3G networks. The phone can connect to the internet via GPRS, EDGE or WiFi. The phone comes with Bluetooth 2.1 and micro USB 2.0 to cater to other connectivity needs.

Battery and Storage

The phone comes with a powerful 1320 mAh standard Li-Ion battery which provides a talk time of 6 h in 2G networks and up to 5 h in 3G. The phone comes with 4GB of internal memory.