Sony Xperia U (Black and Pure White, 8 GB)

"excellent phone i really love it!"

"If You Can't Manage the Memory Space provided in ur phone go n buy a Nokia 3315"

"Amazing phone without a mem card slot."

"AWESOME PHONE.......A TREAT TO USE!!!"

"Awsome phone"

"Cool Mobile I ve ever Got."

"Best Phone under the budget of 20K !!!"

"Its awesomee..Ultimate phone"

"Good Budget phone"

"Perfect phone for me"

"Great phone.. Just buy it."

"Best phone ever just needs factory reset to complete ICS update."

"Amazing Phone !!!!!!!!"

"an excellent camera phone for the price"

"GOOD PHONE BUT WITH A SINGLE FAULT"

"Smartphone that looks/feels like a mobile phone!"

"Good Phone except network Issue I am facing"

"REALLY A AMAZING CELL PHONE.. NICE LOOK, SHAPE AND SUPERB FEATURES.. I JUST LOVE IT.."

"A good mobile in low budget"

"Best Dual Core Android Phone"

"THE BEST PHONE FOR 15K!!!!!!!!!!"

"True Review: Real Smart Phone! Smart Price!"

"Excellent phone MUST READ!!"

"Words fall short on how to describe the AMAZING-NESS of this Wonderful Phone :)"

"Awesome ... budget phone and superb display quality"

"Value for Money! [Awesome - Phone]"

"Good mobile with except two issues"

"must buy phone"

"Awesome Phone Ever For 16k!!!"

"If "U" want to best mobile under 17k, Then this is "U"rs"

"Please dont write reviews if your too rich for this kinda phone!"

"Excellent Mobile"

"Good entry level smartphone."

"Awesome phone"

" It could have been a show stealer but due to its lack of memory card I dont think this phone is worth anything"

" I mean seriosuly who is going to buy a phone for 17k with 4gb memory"

" The illuminating strip was an awesome concept but memory destroys the charm of the handset"

"The phone built is very good and of good plastic"

" I have also used the Korean makes and the phone looks like a old one after 6 months of usage"

"This is one of the best looking phones around along with other NXT series"

" But if one can spend more, getting xperia p with much better specs and aluminium body would be good"

"The phone is well built with very good finish"

"specially @yuvananda praveen, u're talking as if someone is forcing you to buy this phone"

" Also the camera is amazing, probably the best phone camera out there"

" USB OTG (on the go) supports most of the pendrives, mouse, keyboard etc, a feature of advanced phones available in price range above 30K"

" Take a break, Let the phone cool down first and then use it again"

"This the one mobile with overall good features"

"THIS PHONE CHARGES EXCEPTIONALLY QUICK"

" (BTW THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I AM REVIEWING A PRODUCT and you would know how much i am in love with my phone"

"If u Have 17k to buy a phone go for it"

"Leme tell u abt some of the good features of this phone"

"its been a week since i got this lovely phone and trust me, i am more than happy"

"I loved this mobile, I would have loved it even more if the internal space was 8GB instead of 4GB"

"For the end user a true smart phone can be ‘the’ _phone or it can be ‘the’ simple, down to earth, no guilt/no worry for its owner, a super budget Dual sim"

"For weeks I’m regular to my late night searches on considering/comparing a “smart” phone (how intimidating we guys get at times) in my kitty, and oh yeah, I did own a couple of BB’s for a couple of years"

"(Guys please see whole feature list for the goodness stuff this phone carries, am not gonna chalk it down here) "

" My advice to the prospective buyers is to do their research well before investing in a Smart phone and pick one up as soon as it suits the requirements best"

" this is a fantastic phone"

"dis phone has awesome killing looks"

"overall dis phone is best in this price range"

"a must buy phone"

" Overall a very good experience"

"it offers dual core processor which is ideal for the smartphones today in the market"

"and i must say fast processor dosen't slows down the phone and supports multitasking"

"a phone which is a worth to buy"

"and at last i would like to you will never get a phone like this in years"

"I was very eager to buy this mobile"

" and searching for some other good mobile"

"This also means due to less data actually stored on phone & all your heavy data outside on a pendrive, the phone will process even faster & smoother"

"Guys I Bought This Phone 2 Days Back From Sony Store In Noida and Believe me , i have been continuously using the device since then and the phone just doesn't lag at all"

" So , I would suggest each one of You to First Try The Phone and then Buy It"

"I know this from personal experience that is a good phone, i had this for a month, I am a reviewer(not a big company or anything) but i got this phone for reviewing and it was great"

"And, if you're about to store freaking movies in it to watch on a 3.5" screen, get a life or buy another phone"

"It connects to your pendrive only because it is trying to let you transfer your heavy stuff to another storage so that you can use this "mobile" device more effectively and fill it up with more content "on the go" "

"The specs cant justify how ""sweet love"" this phone is"

" Battery just like most smartphones lasts a day"

"this is a supercool phone with amazing looks"

"Overall a solid phone with matte finish which makes it easy to grip"

"so,50 gb of cloud space absolutely free with this phone"

"now tats a gr8 phone to buy"

"The phone is great while using the Gingerbread OS"

"Its better than the other mid-range phones available in this price"

"Finally, would like to conclude Sony Xperia U is best Droid phone available in 14.5K range"

"User can go for higher budget phone if affordable"

" U is undoubtedly an awesome phone(value for money)"

"i wanted to buy this phone from Flipkart but then i went direct to sony store"

"this Mobile looks pretty this is why most of us wanna buy it"

"Initially phone was very good but now facing a lot of issues"

" My friend bought this Phone and it is fast and smooth"

"For Someone who needs a good second phone and wants great build quality and speed, buy this"

"gigerbread was very fast on this phone"

"Sony Xperia U has been one the top selling and the most popular phone from SONY"

"Overall, I would happily give 4.5 stars and would recommend this to those who seek quality, good enough performance, good camera, moderately sized screen and an excellent music experience"

"The phone feels nice in the hand"

"The back of the phone is madeup of some kind of hard rubber which feels premium quality and is extremely helpful to hold the phone in your palm"

"Friends believe me, if you are going to buy this phone from your hard earned money just go for it, you are not going to regret"

"As I've already said, this is not my primary phone and I am VERY satisfied with what this phone offers"

" If you are not expecting out of the world capabilities from a reasonably priced mid range phone, this phone ticks almost all the right boxes"

" I would recommend this phone"

"nd i must say this phone is a MONSTER"

" overall itz a gr8 buy 4 any1 lookin 4 a capable smartphone in 15k"

"I took this phone on Feb 2013, i felt very awesome to use this phone becoz its my first android phone"

"' I took to 2 to 3 service centers and even Local centers, I spent one complete week in making up this phone better, but things doesnt went good"

" It became useless and now i dont have any intrest to buy one more phone"

"Regarding the phone, got it nicely packed, I opened it and it has the white interchangeable bottom in the box along with screen guard and headsets"

"Anyways I am happy with my second smart phone"

"People who wish to buy this phone will really feel on top of the world"

" It really is a complete package, a phone worth every penny"

"7)The build quality of the phone is superb"

"i personally feel the phone is very handsome not pretty"

"a true smartphone which will not burn a hole in your pocket "

"420p quality is more than enough for the phone"

" Those of you who wish to complain about battery backup and storage issues, please buy some other smartphone, but you won't get the awesome features of the U"

" Xperia U basically runs everything the flagship Xperia S can and is a worthy competitor for smartphones priced around 25-30k"

"Overall 5/5 for awesome graphics, smooth performance, and the color LED strip which makes it a smartphone with a unique personality"

"And I Have To say This is Best Smartphone I Have Ever Owned "

" ENOUGH SLIM SIZE MOBILE"

" EVERYTHING IN THIS PHONE U WILL REALLY LOVE IT PEOPLE"

"The phone has very killer looks and design"

"Finally I have raised case with Sony mobile support and waiting for their reply or else Flipkart is there to give me replacement"

"BETTER THROUGH EAR PHONES"

" Battery backup- 3/5 Gud bt less as compared to same ranged phones like ace duos"

" you wont get a comparison phone to this awesome hardware and UI in this price Range"

" altogether a very nice phone but,um i became little brand conscious"

"First of all i want to tell that I am using this phone for 5-6 monthsand it is a very good phone"

"Nice phone for this budget"

"Go for it ,if u really lack patience because this phone will teach u a lot of it"

"Guys,for all those who are complaining about the RAM problems,just download the SMART RAM BOOSTER from play store and u'll be amazed to see ur phone performance"

" (The phone charges really fast though) "

" My ideal phone will be 50gms light and 5mm thin, fit the palm/pocket easily, with a Golden decorative strip on a black/silver body"

" Buy this phone, and a good tablet (may be Samsung"

" The build quality is awesome, also the led indicator bar at the bottom of the phone gives it a classy look and feel"

" The plastic of the phone is of good quality"

"THIS IS VERY NICE PHONE WITH VERY COMPETITIVE PRICE TAG AND GOOD HARDWARE COMBINATION LIKE"

" I bought it after nearly a month of late-night research for the "perfect" midrange phone"

"The Xperia U is an amazing phone "

"People with reception issues after updating dont blame the phone for it its the os update that has caused that to happen wait for the next update (ICS) and it will be fixed "

"People with memory issues just compare a micro SD card slotted phone to this and see who wins in the specs section , its got amazing high end specs "

"If you are in two minds with One V , Neo V , or any other phone with this i would definitely recommend this phone cause , as this phone has higher specs , display density , processor speed and core , GPU , much much higher than any other phone in this price range"

" Though i planned to buy the same mobile again i preferred this mobile because of the dual core processor"

" the mobile is so fast that i was able to fill my applications etc in the mobile itself"

"overall i am happy using the mobile for all these days"

"this phone does all these beautifully"

" ICS is great on this phone"

"This is a good phone overall"

"8-LOOKS-has got the looks of a good 20k phone"

"it's an ideal phone for gaming,videos,social networking"

" Actually, i have asked for a pure white phone but got delievered a black one"

"It is the best phone in the market for the 16000 price point"

"I was really stunned to see my phone's condition"

"I hav agained submitted my handset to SONY's 'skilled' engineers for 15 day"

"The phone worked brilliant initially , smooth graphics , easy to handle with one hand , light , stylish"

" I must say in design this is better than many other phones, but at this price range you got to expect this"

"Kindly do not buy any gadgets , smartphones any sort of devices from e-commerce stores this is because they are all 'grey market' products' means they are purchased from unauthorised sources which are either smuggled or REFURBISHED items , in my case the smartphone i have received is most likely REFURBISHED phone which was used by someone and might be returned back as part of 30 day policy and retailer has sold me back"

"lots of unnamed brands are giving good phones "

"You can get lot better mobile in this price range"

"3 Sony mobiles are good for music"

" Personally I think this is, and will be THE best phone at this price for sometime now"

" Although I haven't personally used it, I'm completely satisfied by its specs and all the reviews done on various sites"

" At first I was disappointed about it but then, after I thought about it for a while, I've managed pretty well with my previous phone with a 1 GB card"

" And the illuminated transparent glass may not be a necessary feature but I think it's brilliant and adds to the charisma of this phone's perfect form factor, I'm already in love with its shape and design and I'm desperate to buy this"

" So as I said, this is currently the perfect phone at this price range for me"

"The very good things about the phone-"

"The good things about the phone-"

"specs are good but you dont have to stick like duct tape to it"

"now show me one single mobile which is flawless"

" I agree 4Gb is low for a phone with HD support, but if you are looking for a phone below 20K range this is the best choice"

" Why spending so much for Iphone if you can have such a superb mobile from Sony"

"There are different types of mobile users,some prefer to have a show piece and others want a performing device with decent looks"

"they should buy chinies phone"

"its a beautiful phone in 16 k range"

"you will LOVE THIS PHONE"

"this is the best phone under this budget "

" But i never seen this many features and this much faster process in those mobiles"

" This will be the best mobile"

" And One more thing is this mobile supports to USB with OTG"

"And one more best feature in this mobile transparent layer just above the bottom cover"

" The video quality and picture quality rocks in this phone"

"but it has a phone memory of 2gb and an internal memory of 4gb(dn't knw whats the diff between both bt phone shows like dat:D)"

" The panaroma feature is interesting in this phone in addition to the nice 5MP camera"

" This mobile is simply amazing, here are the following things i'd like to share with people who are thinking of buying this gem"

"Overall experience is brilliant"

" Other than this I would say the best thing about this phone is its display which is amazing and you can definitely enjoy HD quality videos"

"But again whats the point of all the great features when your phone cannot even stand for atleast 12 hours"

"SONY HAS TO WITHDRAW THIS PRODUCT IF THEY ARE NOT TO CHEAT THOSE WHO BUY A MID RANGE SMART PHONE OBVIOUSLY COZ OF FINANCIAL REASONS"

" Battery life is good, though 1300mAh, its good enough for the phone"

"But this the smart phone for smart people"

" Is a smartphone and not a freaking PC or for that matter a toy"

" I have read many supportive reviews about this phone on the site"

"the rear speaker is so low in volume and quality that even a chine mobiles have good spears"

"but overall a awesome phone u will not regret your purchase in this range"

"A month ago i was planning to buy a mobile in the budget range of INR 10-20k and my previous mobile was Samsung galaxy pop which disappointed me on the front camera"

" So, in this hunt i was very clear in getting a mobile with front camera which will fulfill the need of a Laptop"

" That is common for all smart phones"

"I can say one thing for the people who are planning to buy a smartphone in range 10-20k, don’t waste time on researching further"

" I had AWESOME experience with the phone for 1 yr but then as new phones were releasing xperia u was becoming outdated"

"it is the best phone i ever used,better than any other phone of its cost and also higher ones"

" most of the features are available in this phone such as 3d surrounded sound,mobile bravia engine,etc,camera is aswsome"

"THIS PHONE CHARGES EXCEPTIONALLY QUICK"

"Good battery"

" Also the 1300mAH battery is enough as, people who know the technical aspects of a processor and all, know that the NOVATHOR chipset in this phone is the most fuel efficient chipset out there"

" Battery just like most smartphones lasts a day"

"the battery life is really good for normal browsing texting calling media usage"

"with smart battery saver option, it can keep ur phone run longer when in low power"

" and it is fast to charge this compact size battery 1 hr to full charge"

" dont be limited by the fact of its 1300mAH battery, it performs well beyond ur expectation"

"Super battery saver option in android 4.0, which extends battery to almost one more day"

"8) Boost charging- Charges from battery below 10% to 100% in less than 1.5 hrs"

"11) Small LED apart from illuminating bar to inform charge status, notification etc"

"Battery works fine and let you talk and surf (moderately) wholeday"

"Battery Charging: Moderately fast"

"it greatly improves battery without compromising stability"

"ps battery is good too and it mostly depends on personal use"

"2 some times its battery finishes very fast(but only very few times)"

" Battery should have been better"

" (The phone charges really fast though) "

"6)Battery performance will be improved if we install Juice Defender App"

" Eagerly waiting for ICS update which promises better battery life, and performance"

"(not all handsets provide this)and music lovers, you no need to worry about battery"

" Battery recharge is very fast (40 mins for full charge)"

"battery is great"

"> Could have been brilliant if battery were to last little longer, with full charge I got 5 hrs of extensive usage of web, calls, msgs, wifi always on"

" Battery life is good, though 1300mAh, its good enough for the phone"

"an excellent camera phone for the price"

"Great Camera"

" Best suited for budget conscious and those who want a decent camera with awesome music quality"

" Also the camera is amazing, probably the best phone camera out there"

" Superb camera result, the autofocus does its job well"

"Camera quality is superb as now 5 mp camera has becomes a standard so never go for pixels it is the quality and clarity(resolution) that matters"

"Good camera and with good sleep snap"

"*Superb Camera"

"LED FLASH IS LIKE MINI HALOGEN LIGHT FOR 2-3 MILI-SECONDS "

"- Decent picture quality (would rate that 3.5/5) I liked the HD recording more at 30 fps it’s a 4/5"

"camera quality is awesome"

" STILL CAMERA is INCREDIBLE"

"pictures had nice detail when zoomed in"

" 5MP camera fits just nice for most of the people and for taking document photos"

" i mean it's Flash is so powerful that your all the pics would become white"

"If you are looking for a budget phone and everything you thought of(like front,rear camera,powerful processor,enough RAM to play games) then this is the right choice"

"Good camera quality"

" SUPERB CAMERA QUALITY (really mindblowing)"

" Images are indeed very crisp and clear (Although the colour saturation is slightly on the higher side)"

"-> Camera - Clicks fabulous photos under daylight but somewhat grainy photos under low light conditions"

" Flash light is exceptionally bright"

" There is Panorama, 3D Panorama, Smile detection and lots of other features which make a very good camera package"

"Secondary camera works fine when making video calls over Wifi or 3G"

"Overall, I would happily give 4.5 stars and would recommend this to those who seek quality, good enough performance, good camera, moderately sized screen and an excellent music experience"

"3)Super bright and crisp clarity of videos and photos (Thanks to BRAVIA engine)"

"Front Camera works fine on Skype"

"Flash videos: Absolutely no issue"

" being a sony product itz sound clarity iz awesum nd the camera gives u great pictures"

"5) Camera is great at 5MP"

"this phone's camera is much better than any two"

" Nice Camera"

"Camera works well good flash and pictures are two notches above acceptable its jus 5 mp so dont expect too much but will do regular shots video is vivid and indoors is fine outdoors havent tried"

"->GOOD CAMERA QUALITY"

"->BRIGHT FLASH"

" Front camera is clear nd gud for video calling"

"camera might appear good but as soon as u transfer the pics on ur laptop,u'll know it was all an illusion"

" This is a mobile phone, other included features like GPS/Browser/Camera/Video are for occasional use only"

" given the price it has outstanding camera with great number of manual setting which is similar to that of a cybershot camera"

"it's a bit expensive , but it's one of the best options out there if a gret camera is your top priority"

" The 5 MP camera is decent"

"camera clarity is very good"

" though it might happen to some but trust me camera clarity is very good and video clarity is nice"

"2The camera is good in outdoors but the flash is really bad"

"I think the only use of the camera flash is a good torch"

"1) Fast Capture camera (hold camera key for 4-5 seconds despite phone being locked )"

" But for the price point it shoots good photos and average videos"

"Refreshing design, 1GHz dual core processor, great camera, audio and display, upgradable to android v4, usb on the go"

" the spot used to also be there in the photo as well"

"plus good camera,audio and display"

" Screen resolution and picture display- absolutely brilliant"

"280 ppi screen gives razor sharp images"

"Camera is Amazing"

" it's camera is also superb "

"Camera quality is simply awesome, Such a nice clarity"

"Upsides---style,smooth,great camera"

" The video quality and picture quality rocks in this phone"

" The panaroma feature is interesting in this phone in addition to the nice 5MP camera"

"5)CAMERA IS AWESOME"

"> Camera is fairly good, does a decent job"

" good camera quality"

"camera is realy good"

"Performance, video recording, camera shots, gaming, handy, sensitive, video chatting with front camera every thing is excellent"

" Amazing combo of a 1 GHz Dual Core CPU and Mali-400MP Graphics GPU, gives superb output in games and playing videos"

"Runs games smoothly ,I payed Temple Run, Angry Birds ans Shadow guns etc"

" The Dual Core Performs in a Splendid Way and the screen is just marvelous , The Games run superbly without any lag and the Browser experience is Superb as well"

" Games and all apss work INSANELY WELL"

"If you are looking for a budget phone and everything you thought of(like front,rear camera,powerful processor,enough RAM to play games) then this is the right choice"

"Games like Modern Warfare 3 rum flawlessly and the display is a joy to watch"

" Provides smooth gaming experience"

" the games run very smoothely "

"2) Dual core processor and dedicated graphics processor means you can run all apps smoothly"

" HD gaming works really smooth (I recently installed Max Payne, handles like buttery smooth and there's no lag/choppiness)"

"Overall 5/5 for awesome graphics, smooth performance, and the color LED strip which makes it a smartphone with a unique personality"

" Becomes slow for a few minutes when you exit from any high graphic game like GTA, Modern Combat 3, Tekken etc"

" Also ,technically its very strong and works very smooth for high end applications and games as well"

" Gaming- 5/5 Brilliant experience of gaming no lags at all- tested games POP classic, temple run, NFS most wanted (2 gb game)"

"All in all It is a complete feature pack in 15k range with awsome gaming, LED display etc"

" Ekdam jabardast speed, khatarnaak UI, awesome graphics"

" and it has got the upgraded version of android 2 with lot of extra features and are very useful features also like the graphical wall themes and able to access music player when mobile is locked etc"

"5) Dual core processor really works brilliantly and plays games very smoothly"

"it's an ideal phone for gaming,videos,social networking"

" Its got an above average GPU(Mali-400MP) that can run Most HD games without lagging"

"The phone worked brilliant initially , smooth graphics , easy to handle with one hand , light , stylish"

" Fast internet and game playing"

"Graphics are awesome"

" 512MB Ram is more then enough for playing games as good as BIA2, FIFA2012 and more"

"Performance, video recording, camera shots, gaming, handy, sensitive, video chatting with front camera every thing is excellent"

"a true smartphone which will not burn a hole in your pocket "

"Good Phone except network Issue I am facing"

"-> Network reception - No issues with network reception"

"good net speed, 3g network, better processor ,ICS android or ugradable"

"Fixed internal memory is not a bad feature at all"

" This phone comes with a meager 4GB user accessible memory, that might be a real heartbreaker, but some people dont use that much space"

" The phone is very quick, although I would have preferred more RAM, but since the price came down to 16k i have no argument"

"The phone performs slower than usual becoz of less free RAM"

"1) after upgrading check ur free RAM"

"6) check free RAM ( shud be ~150 MB)"

"It has only one con that it is not having memory card slot but that is not a big issue because for average use 3.2+ 3.8 GB memory is sufficient"

" memory isnt a problem "

"it offers dual core processor which is ideal for the smartphones today in the market"

"and i must say fast processor dosen't slows down the phone and supports multitasking"

"Believe me, the processor is very good and is very quick in responding"

" Miro have advantage of extra memory capacity upto 32GB where as U have fixed 8 GB memory"

"Memory is not a limitation"

"8Gb Internal memory may sound catchy at first against 1 Gb, with 420 Mb available for users(V)but with a 16 GB class 6 memory card(around Rs 500), there isn't anything that U can do, but V can't"

"If you are looking for a budget phone and everything you thought of(like front,rear camera,powerful processor,enough RAM to play games) then this is the right choice"

" A better processor and GPU will give it an added advantage"

" 1Ghz Dual-Core Processor (works amazingly fast)"

"-> Pretty fast processor"

" Out of 6, only 2 gb memory is available for application so I uninstalled them to save some space"

" i even updated it 2 ics 4.0 and thanks 2 itz powerfull processor it doesnt even lag at alll"

" Great display, fast processor, smooth touch, the changing lights are a WOW"

"2) Dual core processor and dedicated graphics processor means you can run all apps smoothly"

"Processor is great hasn't ever hanged apps do became unresponsive once a while but that happens in my moms note as well(1.4 dual core) so that's acceptable"

"->MEMORY NOT AT ALL ISSUE"

"i was having a free RAM of just 50-60 MB"

"but after this app i can get a free RAM of 150-170"

"usable memory is only 4 gb"

" It's got a snappy dual-core NovaThor processor which pounds away most applications and games without a hiccup"

"the main feature is the dual-core processor which makes it work as easily as you operate it in android 2, even if you upgrade it to android 4"

"5) Dual core processor really works brilliantly and plays games very smoothly"

"No memory issue, 8GB is more than enough even if someone still stuck to it then he can use OTG to connect with USB or any input device (Keyboard or Mouse)"

"more usable RAM"

"put a micro sd card slot or at least 8gb user available memory"

"Refreshing design, 1GHz dual core processor, great camera, audio and display, upgradable to android v4, usb on the go"

"1 Dual core processor is fast and satisfactory"

"I can tell that guys who are ready to compromise for memory and battery"

"Sony clearly says you have 6b user accessible memory(2Gb used by system) out of which 2Gb is dedicated for applications"

"good net speed, 3g network, better processor ,ICS android or ugradable"

"memory not a issue"

" The processor is fast and it has never lagged yet although i still have 800MB remaining on phone"

" 512MB Ram is more then enough for playing games as good as BIA2, FIFA2012 and more"

" 8GB memory, It is good enough for day to day use"

" If can't manage your memory properly and don't know how to conserve space don't buy it"

" fast dualcore processor"