Sony Xperia U goes on sale online

While Sony is yet to launch its Android smartphone, Xperia U, the phone is already available online on Flipkart and Letsbuy at ₹ 16,499 and ₹ 17,399, respectively.

While Sony is yet to launch its Android smartphone, Xperia U, the phone is already available online on Flipkart and Letsbuy at ₹ 16,499 and ₹ 17,399, respectively.

Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2012, Xperia U comes equipped with a 3.5-inch screen and 1GHZ dual-core processor.

'The phone will launch with Ginger bread but Sony will be pushing an ICS update for all their NXT phones soon. The 5MP shooter can record up to 720p video and packs in nifty features like 3D Sweep Panorama, Smile detection,' reports Tech2.com.

Like the previous Xperia smartphones this phone comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but it might soon get an Ice Cream Sandwich update.