Anyone got a Sony Xperia Go or U? Any good?

mr_fishbulb

My trusty HTC Legend is getting a bit long in the tooth now. I've run out of space and it's a bit sluggish.

I don't want a massive phone, so anything under 4" screen is good. Plus I don't want to spend a lot (under £200).

The Sony Xperia U and Go models look good, as they are 3.5" screens with dual core processors. The only worry I have is the battery life - reviews say they fall down in that department.

Does anyone have either the Go or the U? And are you happy (with the phone, not with life in general)?

Cheers

OGR

I can't comment on having actually used one and performance because I haven't but I too have been looking at a new phone recently and my big worry with the Xperia U (And the HTC One V for that matter) was the 512MB RAM.

I have heard that Android 4.0+ can be a bit sluggish with so little RAM and although the U comes with Gingerbread I believe it is getting the update or already has.

It is a shame the One V is single core really as it would have been a straight replacement for your Legend.

jaydeeuk1

The U for £149 looks a good deal. If you don't want sluggish, the nokia 800 is a bloody good phone for £115 from Tesco. Windows OS but much nicer and smoother to use imo than android 4.x

Nearly all phones have naff battery life

mr_fishbulb

OGR wrote: »

I can't comment on having actually used one and performance because I haven't but I too have been looking at a new phone recently and my big worry with the Xperia U (And the HTC One V for that matter) was the 512MB RAM.

I have heard that Android 4.0+ can be a bit sluggish with so little RAM and although the U comes with Gingerbread I believe it is getting the update or already has.

I think ICS is coming out this week for the U and the Go so I'll keep an eye on how people get on with it.

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

The U for £149 looks a good deal. If you don't want sluggish, the nokia 800 is a bloody good phone for £115 from Tesco. Windows OS but much nicer and smoother to use imo than android 4.x

I would like to give a Windows phone a go, but I'm also looking to get a Nexus 7 and I know I can happily tether 3G from an Android phone to the Nexus 7.

OGR

Speaking of Windows I am actually now waiting until WP8 phones come out to see what they feel like in a shop as I don't feel there is much variety with Android phones at the moment. Its all really high end expensive stuff or lower end stuff that feels a bit dated.

My Nexus One will have to continue on a bit longer.

Cisco001

Go is better than U.
Their spec similar, but GO with water resistant, dust resistant

System

interested in this thread too, I'm looking for a small android phone at the moment, others i'm looking at is the xperia mini and the xperia active, anyone used these?

Cisco001

the_r_sole wrote: »

interested in this thread too, I'm looking for a small android phone at the moment, others i'm looking at is the xperia mini and the xperia active, anyone used these?

Haven't use them. But heard about short battery life in mini. How small do you want? and how much you prepare to pay?

System

yeah, I have heard that, was thinking of getting a better battery if it's really that bad!
want as small as possible, trying to keep it under the 200 quid mark as it's just an intermediate before an upgrade (damn these 18 month contracts!)

Cisco001

the_r_sole wrote: »

yeah, I have heard that, was thinking of getting a better battery if it's really that bad!
want as small as possible, trying to keep it under the 200 quid mark as it's just an intermediate before an upgrade (damn these 18 month contracts!)

Have a look at Huawei Ascend G300/ Sony Xperia U/ Sony Xperia Go

System

Cisco001 wrote: »

Have a look at Huawei Ascend G300/ Sony Xperia U/ Sony Xperia Go

had a gander at these ones, the huawei looks big (no?) at the moment i've got an lg optimus black and I really want something smaller, getting a tablet to do the browsing and other mucking about on android, only really need some basics on the phone atm
xperia U looks alright, will have to try and get a look at that one - only issue might be no sd card, but will look into my storage needs when I get the tablet...
and like the look of the go - cheers, will look into that one