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Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia Z5

2.1 in
4.4 in
Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
2.83 in
5.75 in
Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
25 %
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4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
40 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory512 MB3 GB

Display

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Screen size3.5 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px
Pixel density280.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
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 Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Height4.4 in5.75 in
Width2.1 in2.83 in
Depth0.5 in0.29 in
Weight3.88 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
FM radioyesyes
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
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-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

Sony Xperia USony Xperia U
Sony Xperia Z5Sony Xperia Z5
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1290.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time472.0 h540.0 h
Talk time5.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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