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Sony Xperia Go vs Sony Xperia U

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Sony
Announced
May 2012 February 2012
Status
Available - July 2012 Available - May 2012
Colors
White, Black, Yellow Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight
110g (3.88oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.38% 55.77%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1305 mAh 1320 mAh
Stand by
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
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