Sony Xperia U review: Fun united

8 June 2012
The Xperia S has all the spotlight to itself in the NXT series, but history has taught us that Sony (and previously Sony Ericsson) can do wonders in the compact class. In two generations of minis and the Xperia ray, the Japanese have delivered packages that no one in the same price range can beat...

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  • vbM
  • 28 Jun 2012

AnonD-60629, 26 Jun 2012 hii guys i m doing a lot of comparing 4 xperia u please ... moreI bought this phone and I liked it so much,except the average loud speaker and low memory.
If you can live with these,this is the best phone.

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    • AnonD-55262
    • nUe
    • 26 Jun 2012

    AnonD-60629, 26 Jun 2012 hii guys i m doing a lot of comparing 4 xperia u please ... moreAbsolutely. And if you find you don't like it, give it away to someone else. Maybe read the review first?

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      • AnonD-60629
      • dMD
      • 26 Jun 2012

      hii guys i m doing a lot of comparing 4 xperia u
      please i want some advise to buy the x u or not

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        • bibi sy
        • dMD
        • 26 Jun 2012

        please guys i m gona buy this phone in a few days and i m doing a lot of comparing with similar can u give me any advise.........

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          • Ken Masters
          • t7U
          • 22 Jun 2012

          Hi guys, need your help. My xu keeps on turning on from time to time even there is no new text message or new miss call? Is there a way to fix this?



          and



          My transparent bar would not give me accurate color specifically for ruby and amethyst for their default theme.Is there a way to fix this?



          Thanks Guys!

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            • MOHAN
            • PTn
            • 21 Jun 2012

            Ringing volume is less

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              • Anonymous
              • 7tF
              • 21 Jun 2012

              please review the xperia U & xperia S battery performance.

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                • AnonD-57792
                • U}}
                • 21 Jun 2012

                XU is a great phone.. been using it for a month now, no issues at all. front cam and a dual core processor are just enough to make my life easier. 1.7 gb for apps and 4 gb for media. i don't need HD videos in my phone, i rarely watch videos. songs? well to be honest i only listen to 1 - 20 songs a day, no more than that. yeah i take pictures sometimes, 5mp with flash is just great, not perfect, but that's enough for me. i play games too, AB, cut the rope, and some other games, they're running smooth. browsing is fast too! i've managed to charge it once a day, but i don't mind, it IS an android phone after all. all in all i'm satisfied to get a good phone with a good price. thank you SONY.

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                  • AnonD-11865
                  • vI7
                  • 20 Jun 2012

                  This phone has only 4 GB user accessible memory. The biggest problem is hardware. The signal goes off suddenly and you have to restart. There is no way to get the signal again if you go into basement or lifts. The radio does not auto scan and connect. You have to restart the phone.
                  Sony has been traditionally very lazy to provide latest updates or fix any bugs. Stay away from sony. Check HTC or Samsung.

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                    • navidfifa
                    • HF2
                    • 19 Jun 2012

                    MS, 09 Jun 2012who told? it comes with a decent front camera and best 3G v... moreHi,
                    What can do this?

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                      • RAHUL BHAI
                      • U$k
                      • 19 Jun 2012

                      Excellent

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                        • AnonD-55262
                        • nU1
                        • 18 Jun 2012

                        Anonymous, 17 Jun 2012Like the looks and UI of the phone. Downsides are prett... moreDepending on use, I get three or even four days out of a charge. Check you are not running hungry background apps.

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                          • AnonD-55262
                          • nU1
                          • 18 Jun 2012

                          Concerned Citizen, 17 Jun 2012Hi..just want to correct something..in the specs its says 4... moreNot a typo, but a question of interpretation. There is 8GB altogether, divided into 2GB for apps, 4GB for media files and compatible apps, and 2GB for Android system. The Android system part is not user-accessible so 4GB or 6GB are both correct depending what you do with your phone.

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                            • Concerned Citizen
                            • 2An
                            • 17 Jun 2012

                            Hi..just want to correct something..in the specs its says 4GB..but in the review it says 8GB and 6gb user availability..i think theres a typo please correct it..thanks

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                              • Anonymous
                              • utr
                              • 17 Jun 2012

                              Like the looks and UI of the phone.

                              Downsides are pretty average speaker and battery life. The battery drains out in a day even with minimal usage. All in all it is a budget phone.

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                                • blackeagle
                                • tUn
                                • 13 Jun 2012

                                techracer, 13 Jun 2012hey guys i bought this phone a week back and many a times i... morego to a sony service center and fix it...i guess its a software issue and can be fixed easily...if not ask them for a replacement....

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                                  • techracer
                                  • uwa
                                  • 13 Jun 2012

                                  hey guys i bought this phone a week back and many a times it hangs....also sometimes the camera app stops responding or it simply says "camera unavailable"....plz help me guys....wat shud i do?

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                                    • 13 Jun 2012

                                    Hey ..was going 2 buy xperia u but it is with android 2.3 version..i need at version 4..please let me know when will xperia u will be released..i liked the cell so please reply soon..

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                                      • AnonD-55262
                                      • nU1
                                      • 12 Jun 2012

                                      Anonymous, 09 Jun 2012Look like a cheap toy and pretty sure it feels like a cheap toy.Looks and feels much better in the hand than in photos and renders. As a budget phone, the quality is never going to be top notch (there's a bit of creak in the back cover plastic) but it's pretty exceptional for the money. Nothing too much to grumble about, the main issue for me is the rather poor MTP implementation for getting data on and off via USB, which is the only way to do so.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • pr0
                                        • 12 Jun 2012

                                        As a person who transitioned from Xperia X10 Mini, the screen feels like a tropical holiday to myself. The SD slot is not an issue, I think 4+2 GB is more than enough for most people. iPhones too have 8 GB of memory, and it's not an issue to anybody.