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Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemiOS 14Android 8.0Android 10Android 4.0
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A14 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProQualcomm Snapdragon 730ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.15 GHz2.2 GHz1.0 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 530
N/A
ARM Mali-400
RAM memory
N/A
4 GB6 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.0 in5.8 in3.5 in
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution2532 x 1170 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px854 x 480 px
TechnologySuper Retina XDR DisplayAMOLEDOLED
N/A
Pixel density460.0 ppi441.0 ppi443.0 ppi280.0 ppi
Screen material
  • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • Ceramic Shield
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
yesno
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.3 Mpx12.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
yes
HDR modeSmart HDR 3
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
128 GB8 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
no
N/A
no
Types of memory card supported
N/A
No memory slot
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Blue
Just black
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Glass
  • aerospace-grade aluminium
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
PolycarbonatePlastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.66 in5.67 in4.4 in
Width2.81 in2.74 in2.73 in2.1 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.32 in0.5 in
Weight5.71 oz5.04 oz5.04 oz3.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Mini-SIM
Dual sim support
N/A
no
N/A
no
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version
N/A
4.2
N/A
2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
No

Cellular

Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR FR1
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
N/A
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
A-GPS
UMTS frequences
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 EAWS
  • 1900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
4G LTE
N/A
yes
N/A
no
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
N/A

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