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Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia XA1

2.1 in
4.4 in
Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
2.64 in
5.71 in
Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.6 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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35
4.1 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500MediaTek MT6757
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-T880 MP2
RAM memory512 MB3 GB

Display

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Screen size3.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density280.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
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 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Internal storage8 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Height4.4 in5.71 in
Width2.1 in2.64 in
Depth0.5 in0.31 in
Weight3.88 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia XA1Sony Xperia XA1
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1290.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time472.0 h603.0 h
Talk time5.0 h10.1 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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