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The editors liked
Decent screen
Well built
Strong feature set
Great social integration and smooth performance from the Android Operating System
Solid hardware
Lots of features for a sub-£200
SIM-free smartphone
Interchangeable cover
Customisable colour LED notification bar
Striking design
Excellent onscreen touch keyboard with swipelike functionality built in
The Bad
Sluggish performance
Odd position of navigation keys
White Back cover attracts dirt and
Attractive design
Decent screen colours
Inexpensive
Handling
Original design
Decent audio out
Impressive camera for price
Expensive-looking design
STAMINA battery mode
Clear
Vibrant display
Small but chunky
Dualcore processor
Cool interchangeable lip
Featurepacked midrange snapper.
Smart design
Featurepacked midrange camera
Good build quality
Compact
Lightweight
Very portable
Fast performance
Excellent display
Dual-core power in a pocket-friendly package
Snazzy coloured mood lights
Solid construction
Clear display
Fast
Smooth Android
Clever Facebook integration
Nice music player
Bright 4.3-inch display
Intuative interface
Responsive interface
Sharp and vivid display
Solid performer
Dedicated camera key
Snappy camera
Good looking screen
Good battery life
Distinctive design
Sharp if small screen
Capable processor
Front camera
Interesting design
Reasonable price
The editors didn't like
Older design
Apps slow to load
720p video recording and playback struggled in our tests
Unusual styling may put some off
A little too much plastic in places
Xperia U design
At a glance the phone is stylish
With an eye-catching
If slightly gimmicky band of colour at the base. Whet
Elegant design, Sony has done a good job with Walkman and video apps
Slightly bleak screen, Processor is not future proof, Mediocre camera
Sony is offering the Xperia L off-contract in the United States for the affordable price of $350. It is a device that will find its popularity in developing markets though where price is of bigger importance. The Xperia L is a well-rounded mid-ranger ...
Published: 2012-06-06, Author: James , review by: engadget.com
Smooth performanceBright screenComfortable to use
Limited storage spaceOld Gingerbread OSSome minor software quirks
While the Xperia U might appear to be the next one down from the P, better battery life and general performance make this a worthy consideration if you have an eye for a smaller phone....
Abstract: Despite some successes last year with devices like the Xperia Arc, Sony’s gotten off to a shaky start in 2012. It was first to market with a new flagship device, in the form of the Xperia S, only to be eclipsed just a month later by HTC One X. And with...
Very good specs and design for the price, Two seconds sleeptosnap camera mode, Good call quality, Strong and clear loudspeaker, Transparent strip illuminates with different colors
Subpar video quality, No microSD slot, Lack of oleophobic coating
Sony has cut a few corners to achieve the very affordable price of the Xperia U, like the lack of oleophobic coating and microSD slot, but these are still overshadowed by the cool design and the contemporary specs like a dual-core processor and screen...
The Xperia U is decent, but we can’t look past the two glaring issues. The first is the screen: maybe we’re nitpicking, but we wouldn’t be able to live with it for an extended period of time without becoming extremely irritated. Secondly, the omission...
Fiddly keyboard, Outdated design, Poor front camera, Average performance
Sony have left the Xperia L to compete at the bottom end of the market and the 8MP camera on the back is clearly the phone's biggest asset, so it's easy to see why Sony have made a bit of a song and dance about it. Aiming at the bottom of the market does ...
Abstract: Sony's Xperia U is the baby of the new Xperia NXT series, short for next generation. It follows the same design principles of the Xperia S and Xperia P models but has a more compact frame.Sony really wasn't kidding when it said its new NXT" series of Xper...
