Sony Xperia U - Any idea?

Hello Guys!

I wana buy this phone n it woud b my 1st android experience. I want to know tht hw much space is available for user n whn it wl b updatd for ICS? I have budget around 15K so is there any other phone in this range?
Thx a lot for ur valuable replies

xperia u is good phone for the price you should get it for 15-15.5k depending on location.
only downside i can see in the phone is no external card slot.
total memory is 8gb which is divided in 2gb for android,2gb for app and 4gb for you music,photo,videos etc.
so if you find this much sufficient you can go ahead.
also to mention it comes with 50gb cloud storage and OTG support as well.
i feel its a good phone for the price and should be good for 1st time user.

regarding ICS you will get the update in sept 2012, dont ask when will you get jellybean

Well 4 GB is sufficient for me n wht is OTG Support? Is there any other phone in dis range to compare with?

reddick said:
Well 4 GB is sufficient for me n wht is OTG Support? Is there any other phone in dis range to compare with?

if you are flexible on the budget can have look at xperia sola ,Htc one v,ace plus.
actually many phones are getting launched in aug-sept then you will have plethora of choices

ya, to add OTG means on the go you can buy the otg cable and connect usb devices to your phone which use low power such as pendrive,keyboard etc.

I would really say think twice before buying this because of such low memory..

Think thrice before buying U..
Better to buy xperia neo L or Go by adding 2k more

Neo L has same memory tht of Xperia U
n I dnt need 16 GB or more space
By d way Wht is d price of Neo L

Go to gsmarena, check user opinion and search for problems.
Xperia U has serious network reception issues it seems along with freezing and restarting issues.
Maybe some users can comment on these points.
I would say avoid it for the moment. So many users complaining about it, cant be that good.

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Just went through last 5 pages of user opinions on GSMarena and I don't see any such posts. Most are positive and also GSMArena a lot of trolls post such stuff when they don't even own the phone.
You can check out Flipkart reviews, most of them are positive and none talk abt any serious issue. Also there is a new software update for the U fixing minor bugs and issues.

ICS update will arrive late august - Early september.

randomuser111 said:
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Just went through last 5 pages of user opinions on GSMarena and I don't see any such posts. Most are positive and also GSMArena a lot of trolls post such stuff when they don't even own the phone.

Actually, I dont own it, so I depend on the user reviews.
For a product, if many people are complaining about one or two particular issue, I would either check with someone's handset or stay away from it.

If a s/w bug has already fixed the issues, then there is no problem. OP can surely go ahead with this one (4GB is enough for many, IMHO).
Keep us posted

Thx guys for ur opinions. I hv gone through Xperia U specifications at gsmarena n it looks decent acc. to my needs. I'm thinking to buy it by late August to save sm more bucks to buy it then

n Plz tell me d price of Xperia Neo L .

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18k

May get for 17.5 if you are good at bargaining

Ummm
In tht case I'l stick to Xperia U :/

T

Xperia u announced on feb 12 released on may12.3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen,led backlight,280ppi pixel density and bravia engine for sharp and crisp pictures,adobe flash 11.0 support,wifi b/g/n,wifi hotspot,dlna,bluetooth 2.1,otg support android 2.3 planned to be upgraded to 4.0 by second quarter of the year.1300mah battery and 0.3 mp front facing camera also the rear 5mp camera with led flash has features like geo tagging,face detection and smile detection.it can also record and play hd videos at 720p@30fps.so i recommend this phone as the best buy for a budget around 15k-16k.and yes there is one con about this phone it only has 4gb of user accessible memory for multimedia purpose and 2gb for application purpose.

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Next time onward please FORMAT your post

@thearpitarya
Tht was a good review by u
I'm thinking to own d phone by August end n I want tht I gt it with ICS loaded Out-of-the-box .
Regarding space , I'm satisfied vid 4 GB

xperia u is an awesum phone.. go for it with ur eyes closed if the storage is enough.

and i have noticed that u have a funny username "reddick" :wink:

Hello Guys!
First of all sorry to start this same topic but I want to tell u guys tht I hv purchased this phone yesterday n I'm quite happy with it. It has Gingerbread ver. n I ask service center to upgrade it to ICS which may take sm time.
For d meantime plz tell me d imp. Apps n cool games , preferly free ones :-D

, which u guys think wr imp.
Thx 4 ur patience

Deadtrigger, Shadow Gun, Riptide GP, Spider Man total mayhem etc I play in my Xperia U..

T

reddick said:
Neo L has same memory tht of Xperia U
n I dnt need 16 GB or more space
By d way Wht is d price of Neo L

Neo L has a micro sd card slot...uts around 17k ...but it also has a single core processor

funskar said:
Think thrice before buying U..
Better to buy xperia neo L or Go by adding 2k more

Go has just 320 x480 resolution ...low for the price

pulkit_aga said:
Htc one v,ace .

bettet have a look at newly launched Galaxy S duos ...again single core processor but cones with ICS and 768MB RAM around 17k

ace plus is not good

outdated GPU ..no ICS update and low screen resolution

Here I'm fully satisfied frm my purchase :razz:

Also plz do post sm imp. Apps fr d phone.
N did smbody gt their gadget upgraded to ICS?
Wht wr d pros n cons of it

M

techlover said:
ace plus is not good outdated GPU ..no ICS update and low screen resolution

Who needs ICS?? Ace Plus is getting a direct update to jelly bean from gingerbread :razz:

And it's got ARMv7 chipset at 1 GHz. Most people ignore that and lambast this phone. I'm using it & its real good.

lol at you. nowadays other than the cheaper Galaxy lineup (fooling people showing its high clocked crap prccy) all mobiles have ARM v7 architecture based proccy. It has Cortex A5 based processor which is slow compared to any Xperia lineup & HVGA on a 3.65" will look nothing but pixelated and bad. Moreover Adreno 200 GPU which is ancient and even at 45nm won't deliver performance close to Mali 400 or Adreno 205.
And your wait for JB won't end anytime soon if you know S3 is yet to taste it.

M

Well, then let me know of any adreno 205, Mali 400 phones that come for 13-14k. Both xperia u and neo v cost higher.

And anyway, Mali 400 gpu on xperia u is useless as you hardly have room for a couple of games in the 4GB user memory but no sdcard slot crap.

I only got what I paid for and I am happy with it.

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At around 15K the best options are LG Optimus L5, Sony Xperia U and Samsung Galaxy S Duos. The Galaxy S Duos is so much better than the Ace Plus that in most cases it is really worth paying the extra money.

I'll pick Defy+ under 15k. It has everything one need. No dual core, no 720p recording, no ICS but decent battery backup, big display, good resolution, build quality, community support and lastly is a powerhouse.

moniker said:
Well, then let me know of any adreno 205, Mali 400 phones that come for 13-14k. Both xperia u and neo v cost higher.

And anyway, Mali 400 gpu on xperia u is useless as you hardly have room for a couple of games in the 4GB user memory but no sdcard slot crap.

I only got what I paid for and I am happy with it.

Well Sony Ericsson xperia mini is 10.6k and offers 1ghz qualcomm scorpion ( not A5 but close to A9 in performance) with adreno 205. Only drawback is the small 3inch screen.

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i brought a xperia u last week and i am totally satisfied with its performance...excellent display,dual core,cool LED strip,descent camers and lifetime 50Gb cloud storage from BOX..ICS is announced...only problem i faced is i have to charge it daily...4gb memory will not be a problem if u dont want to install heavy games or HQ movies which i dont use...
i was earlier going for Defy plus but changed the decision as nobody was even selling motorola and service is horrible...

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dont know why no1 is considering galaxy s advance

reddick said:
Here I'm fully satisfied frm my purchase
Also plz do post sm imp. Apps fr d phone.
N did smbody gt their gadget upgraded to ICS?
Wht wr d pros n cons of it

A must have app for Xperia U is Illumination Bar Notification
Get it from here -> *play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol&hl=en

@Others : Stop suggesting and recommending when OP has already got the phone.