| Manufacture | Sony |
| Model | Xperia U |
| Form factor | Block |
| Weight | 110 gram |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 112 x 54 x 12 |
| Operating System | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |
| GPRS |  |
| EDGE | |
| UMTS | |
| HSDPA | |
| HSPA+ | |
| WiMAX | |
| LTE (4G light) | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | |
| SMS | |
| MMS | |
| Email | |
| HDMI out | |
| USB port | |
| MHL | |
| Bluetooth | |
| Bluetooth version | 3.0 |
| DLNA | |
| GPS | |
| Glonass | |
| ANT+ | |
| IrDA | |
| NFC | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | |
| Camera | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus, 16x digital zoom, face detection |
| Image Stabilization | |
| BSI sensor | |
| Camera Flash/Light | |
| Flash type | NA |
| Video recording | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 3.5 inches |
| Touchscreen | |
| Colour display | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 |
| Display height | 854 |
| PPI | 279.9 |
| Second Display | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual core ST-Ericsson U8500 processor |
| GPU | DB8500 |
| Memory | 512 MB. 4 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | |
| Dual SIM | |
| MP3 | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, WMF, WAV, OTA, OGG |
| Java | |
| Games | Yes |
| FM Radio | |
| Battery | 1320 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 472 |
| Talktime (m) | 396 |
| Wireless Charging | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | |
| Voicedialing | |
| IP Code | NA |
| Predictive text | |
| RSS reader | |
| Voicememo | |
| PC Synchronization | |
| SyncML | |
| Website | Website |
