Comparison of Sony Xperia S and Sony Xperia U smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia S

Sony Xperia U

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony

Phone model

Xperia S

Xperia U

Year of release

2011

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

128 mm

112 mm

Body width

64 mm

54 mm

Body thickness

10.6 mm

12 mm

Weight

144 g

110 g

Volume

86.84 cm³

72.58 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Replaceable panels

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8260

• STE U8500

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 220

• Mali-400MP

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 8 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.3

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1750

1320

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h 30 min

6 h 36 min

Standby time in GSM networks

450 h

260 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h 30 min

5 h 36 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

420 h

472 h

Duration of listening to music

25 h

45 h

Video watching duration

6 h 30 min

6 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.3 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

342 ppi

280 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

12.1 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4000 x 3000 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

16 X

16 X

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor R

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MP3
• OGG
• MIDI SMF
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Google Talk

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.62 W/kg