While all eyes are set on Sony’s flagship lineup – the Xperia XZ Premium and Xperia XZs, the company also announced their “affordable” mid-range tier and the successor to the XA series.
Meet the Sony Xperia XA1 and Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra that aim to meet all your photography needs.
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As usual in Sony smartphones, the latest XA lineup is constructed in an aluminum body with a squarish layout. To make it more premium looking, Sony boasts its borderless design that stretches to the sides of the phones.
If you are looking for a compact smartphone but with respectable specs, you are better off with the Xperia XA1 with its 5.0-inch size.
But if you don’t mind using both your hands, you will enjoy more the 6.0-inch display size of the Xperia XA1 Ultra.
Not only the size difference will impact your viewing pleasures, as the bigger sibling sports a 1080p resolution in contrast to the 720p display of the smaller model.
The modest display for the XA1 actually makes sense since it uses a meager 2300mAh battery capacity compared to the 2700mAh for the XA1 Ultra.
The mid-range lineup aims to get the photography lovers out there as you can fully take advantage of the 23MP rear snapper with Exmor image sensor for a better low-light quality of up to ISO 6400.
If selfie is the name of the game, the Xperia XA1 Ultra’s 16MP front facing camera comes with its own LED flash and with support for Optical Image Stabilization, just in case you are fond of broadcasting your face.
Both are utilizing a MediaTek Helio P20 chipset with 3GB RAM for the XA1 and 4GB RAM for the XA1 Ultra. Both again, starts with 32GB expandable storage via the microSD card slot.
Sony Xperia XA1 will start rolling out on May 1 for a price of $299.99 or Php15,000 while the XA1 Ultra is slated for release around late Spring with no official price yet.
For some reason, Sony did not add a fingerprint sensor for the mid-range lineup considering its hefty price tag but this might change one it goes official in other regional markets.
| SPECS, PH Price | Sony Xperia XA1 |
| Display | 5.0-inch IPS LCD 720p, 294ppi, w/ Image Enhance Technology |
| Size | 8mm thick, 143g weight |
| Design | metal unibody, antenna lines |
| Colors | White, Black, Pink and Gold |
| Chipset | MediaTek helio P20 octa-core chipset |
| Processor | 4 x 2.3 GHz & 4 x 1.6 GHz Kryo |
| Graphics | Mali T880 MP2 900MHz |
| Memory | 3GB RAM, 32GB internal, microSD card up to 256GB |
| Main Camera | 23MP, 1/2.3” Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensorm Hybrid Autofocus, 0.6s Quick Launch, Low-light photo: ISO6400, 24mm wide-angle F2.0 lens, 5x Clear Image Zoom, SteadyShot™ |
| Multimedia | 1080p @ 30 fps |
| Front camera | 8MP, 1/4″ Exmor R for mobile™ for mobile image sensor, Low-light photo: up to ISO 3200, 23mm wide-angle lens F2.0, Autofocus, SteadyShot™ |
| Connectivity | GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 4G LTE, WiFi ac, Bt 4.2, GPSGPS, GLONASS |
| OS | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Software | SONY customizations |
| Battery | 2300mah w/ Qnovo Adaptive Charging |
| Ports | USB Type-C, 3.55mm headphone jack |
| Official Price | $299.99 or Php15,000 |
| Availability date | May-1-2017 |
| Where to buy | Sony Stores |
| SPECS, PH Price | Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra |
| Display | 6.0-inch IPS LCD 1080p, 367ppi, w/ Image Enhance Technology |
| Size | 8.1mm thick, -g weight |
| Design | metal unibody, antenna lines |
| Colors | White, Black, Pink and Gold |
| Chipset | MediaTek helio P20 octa-core chipset |
| Processor | 4 x 2.3 GHz & 4 x 1.6 GHz Kryo |
| Graphics | Mali T880 MP2 900MHz |
| Memory | 4GB RAM, 32/64GB internal, microSD card up to 256GB |
| Main Camera | 23MP, 1/2.3” Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensorm Hybrid Autofocus, 0.6s Quick Launch and Capture, Low-light photo: ISO6400, Low-light video:ISO 3200,24mm wide-angle F2.0 lens, 5x Clear Image Zoom, SteadyShot™ |
| Multimedia | 1080p @ 30 fps |
| Front camera | 16MP, 1/2″ Exmor R for mobile™ for mobile image sensor, Low-light photo&video: up to ISO 6200, 23mm wide-angle lens F2.0, Autofocus, OIS |
| Connectivity | GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 4G LTE, WiFi ac, Bt 4.2, GPSGPS, GLONASS |
| OS | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Software | SONY customizations |
| Battery | 2700mah w/ Qnovo Adaptive Charging |
| Ports | USB Type-C, 3.55mm headphone jack |
| Official Price | Estimated below $500 or Php25,000 |
| Availability date | Late Spring |
| Where to buy | Sony Stores |
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Ivan Veracruz says:
I have the XA1 Ultra, its a great phone! Definitely worth the price!
Cathya Abasolo says:
can’t wait
Maco Pe says:
Sure na ba yung release sa May 1? thanks
Michael Julius G Del Valle says:
no fingerprints scanner sony is oldest tech zzzzzz
Michael Julius G Del Valle says:
over price im stick to the oppo or vivo good specs but not over price like sony