Sony Xperia U: First Impressions
Sony Xperia U: First Look Sony Xperia U: First Impressions May 26, 2012 11:38 am IST Published On May 26, 2012 11:38 am IST Last Updated On Oct 30, 2012 18:04 pm IST Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Sony has recently launched their mid-range smartphone Xperia U in the country. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Sporting a 3.5-inch display, the smartphone feels good to hold in the hands. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Sony Xperia U comes with a 5 MP rear camera. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The right panel of the device features the power button, volume rocker and a dedicated camera key. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email On the left is a Micro-USB cum charging port. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The top panel is pretty clean except for a 3.5 mm jack. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email It comes with an exchangeable bottom caps. These caps are available in white, black, pink and yellow colours. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Xperia U also features a front-facing VGA camera. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The transparent bar over the bottom cap lights up for notifications and alerts. The LED also changes colours while browsing photographs or listening to music. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Xperia U is powered by a 1320 mAh battery. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email It comes with 8GB of internal memory and there is no microSD card support to increase its capacity. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email With 1GHz dual-core processor and 512 MB RAM on-board, Sony Xperia U seems quite responsive. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The smartphone runs on Android 2.3 and is expected to get an upgrade to Android 4.0. (Pictured along with Xperia sola) Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email Sony has priced Xperia U at Rs. 17399. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email The display of Xperia U is powered by Sony's proprietary Mobile BRAVIA Engine. Share Twitter WhatsApp Facebook Reddit Email With Sony expanding its Xperia line-up, Xperia U is yet another addition in the mid-range Android league.