Its all about U... Xperia U First Look

Sony's latest Android smartphone since dropping the Ericsson brand is to be named the Xperia U. This model will be placed mid range with the Xperia S still being the flagship model. 

Its a phone that takes a lot of its design from its older brother, with the transparent bar between the base of the phone and the buttons providing a focal point. The difference between the transparent element on the U to the S is the multi colour flash option. Unlike the Xperia S the U will change colour to match your background, match your artists album art with matching colours and change automatically to match the shades in your photos too.

Although the Xperia U does not pack the same sort of punch as the S if you were glancing at the phone you'd struggle to know the difference between them with the phones looking almost identical. The look and feel of the Xperia S was a classy look and Sony have seen no reason to change. If anything they have looked at improving the original design with swappable caps that add a coloured plastic strip to the bottom of the handset. All these changes may just be on the surface but it gives the Xperia U personality. 

Sony have decided upon a 3.5-inch screen Sony understand that not everyone wants an oversized screen "Galaxy Note 5.3" or HTC One X 4.7") but Sony has not compromised the viewing experience; The mobile version of their Bravia TV technology has been fitted to the Xperia U and colours look sharp and vibrant as always.

The U comes with a 5-megapixel camera and a front facing camera for making video calls. Sony has a good track record when it comes to camera's (The Xperia S has boasts the biggest megapixel camera on the market). As well as this Sony have included their xLoud enhancer providing 3D surround sound this enhances your music and video's giving "deep bass and high treble's."

The Xperia U boasts a 1GHz dual core processor which will have you zipping through menu's and sub-screens with ease. Its processor gives you ample power for a device which is mid-range in the market and will not disappoint. Whether this be gaming, video or just simple browsing this handset should handle these tasks with ease.

Android users looking for a budget handset that will allow you to push the boundaries of power and performance will not be disappointed by this great handset!!