Hi-TechGamers: Xperia™ U The Sony powered smartphone that’s all about you

Xperia™ U The Sony powered smartphone that’s all about you

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Experience magic on the 3.5 inch screen of the Xperia U

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.

Sony Entertainment Network with Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited are not available in every market.

From sleep to snap in just over a second with the Xperia U Android smartphone.

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 HD video with your Xperia U touchscreen phone.

The Xperia U Android smartphone has 3D surround sound.

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.

Sony Entertainment Network with Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited are not available in every market. The number of tracks available varies by country.

Transparent elements, coloured bottom caps - personalise the Xperia U Android smartphone.

Experience change. Make it personal.

Let the true you shine through.

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 Xperia U Android smartphone has Google Mobile services built in.

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
	Announced	2012, February
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, May

BODY	Dimensions	112 x 54 x 12 mm
	Weight	110 g
		- Touch-sensitive controls

DISPLAY	Type	LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 854 pixels, 3.5 inches (~280 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 4 fingers
	Protection	Scratch-resistant glass
		- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine - Timescape UI

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Sony 3D surround sound audio technology

MEMORY	Card slot	No
MEMORY	Internal	4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Up to 107 kbps
	EDGE	Up to 296 kbps
	Speed	HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, 3D sweep panorama, image stabilization
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
	Secondary	Yes, VGA

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
	Chipset	STE U8500
	CPU	Dual-core 1 GHz
	GPU	DB8500
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
	Browser	HTML5, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
		- SNS integration - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Organizer - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh
	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

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