Sony Xperia U review: Fun united

S Xperia has all the spotlight on himself in a series of NXT, but history has taught us that Sony (and earlier Sony Ericsson) can do wonders in the compact class. In two generations of mini and light Xperia, Japan has provided the package is not in the same price range can beat.

Sony Xperia official U Photos

We're not saying they are perfect smartphone - it's all about cutting the right corner in this class and Sony engineers have proven time and again that they are pretty good at that. U Xperia apparently no exception, judging by a quick glance at the list of pros and cons.

The main feature
Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE
3.5 "touchscreen 16 million color WVGA capacitive Full resolution (854 x 480 pixels) with the Sony BRAVIA Mobile engine
Gingerbread v2.3.7 Android OS, Android 4.0 ICS updates planned
Dual-core Cortex-A9 1 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, chipset NovaThor U8500
5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging, multi shots Angle
720p @ 30fps video recording with continuous autofocus and stereo sound
Wi-Fi b / g / n and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS
8 GB built-in storage (6 GB of user-accessible)
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Voice calls
Adobe Flash 11 support
The Facebook integration
Accelerometer and proximity sensor
Transparent line color changes depending on the contents of the screen
Cap is replaced on the bottom allows easy customization

The main disadvantage
Unlimited storage with no expansion options
No Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box
Some competitors leaner
Sony Xperia U spec sheet reads like a high-end devices for the majority of smartphone design with ease and managed to keep pace. Sure it's not the sweetness of the beam Xpera slim, but still good Xperia U compact and transparent strips, which change color to match the contents of the screen, is a cool accent.

Sony Xperia U in our
The catch is obviously very limited internal storage - 4GB for documents and media files and 2GB for applications is what you get out of the box and, if that's a deal breaker, you may have to start looking for other options there is no way around it.
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