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Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia X Compact

2.1 in
4.4 in
Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
2.56 in
5.08 in
Sony Xperia X Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia X Compact
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.6 out of 5
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3.5 out of 5
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35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU coresDual-core6-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 510
RAM memory512 MB3 GB

Display

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Screen size3.5 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density280.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Internal storage8 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Height4.4 in5.08 in
Width2.1 in2.56 in
Depth0.5 in0.37 in
Weight3.88 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
FM radioyesyes
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia X CompactSony Xperia X Compact
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1290.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time472.0 h750.0 h
Talk time5.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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