Sony Xperia XA review: Narrow margins

22 June 2016
Sometimes an underdog proves to be the crowd favorite. This may be the case with the Sony Xperia XA - the most affordable of the four X-phones we've seen so far and yet it probably causes the most excitement when you hold it in hand.

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Elliona123, 30 Nov 2016Hi. I just bought the Xperia XA dual. The phone is amazing.... moreBetter than most J's or A's from Samsung!

    Shailesh roa , 12 Oct 2017Don't buy this phone not support 4g,poor camera, heat mobil... moreStop bullshitting this device. It's ideal to have it mostly now that it's at a lower price! It has an amazing 4g and dual sim, and an ideal wi-fi tethering. Most Samsung/Iphones devices scream to have such an ideal compatibility to other devices and signal reception. Have a life dude!

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      • Shailesh roa
      • GXp
      • 12 Oct 2017

      Don't buy this phone not support 4g,poor camera, heat mobile phone

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        • AnonD-706002
        • gwB
        • 06 Oct 2017

        after update 33.3.A.1.97 screen become unresponsive,notification panel automatically downed,when i press power button screen has been on but not working after repress off and on screen will work
        my device F3116

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          • Gggg
          • UF8
          • 23 Sep 2017

          I don't understand why people are complaining about battery life, the 7.0 nougat update has really improved this phone a lot. Battery life is 2 days on my wife's XA and she uses Facebook heaps. Grab a bargain phone, plus of people are having issues with the camera focusing, disable the AR app and it will be sorted and take great photos

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            • Rokibul
            • gNU
            • 20 Jul 2017

            No volte

              nithin, 19 Jun 2017really? what about battery life?(heavy use)Heavy use is definitely not going to have very good battery life since this MEDITATEK HELIO P10 is having a 28mm manufacturering process which is not as efficient as 14mm manufacturering process. Plus this processor sometimes doesn't do heavy workloads well. So I woukd suggest u to get a much higher tier like XA1 with improved processor, much more efficient but if u want great multitasking get Xperia X or some SNAPDRAGON 650 and higher chipset phones

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                • nithin
                • yp1
                • 19 Jun 2017

                AnonD-648457, 27 Feb 2017I bought an xperia xa,even if the reviews said the battery ... morereally? what about battery life?(heavy use)

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                  • Pa1
                  • fCU
                  • 30 Apr 2017

                  The pictures in my xperia xa are reddish in color and I have not notice any in my previous xperia mobile

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                    • AnonD-641414
                    • 7X9
                    • 13 Mar 2017

                    sony xperia xa da best

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                      • stephen
                      • rK9
                      • 28 Feb 2017

                      Fast charging. And fast dischargeing

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                        • AnonD-648457
                        • pcY
                        • 27 Feb 2017

                        I bought an xperia xa,even if the reviews said the battery life is very poor.I dont know but mine is ok,with one charge easily 1,5 day,and I use it a lot!Better then my Lumia 830,far better.

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                          • anil
                          • uvc
                          • 17 Feb 2017

                          Is VoLTE in this.

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                            • still thinking
                            • mE7
                            • 16 Feb 2017

                            Can you record calls on this phone using "automatic call recorder" app or something similar, or will it record only one side like Nexus 5X?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • mE7
                              • 14 Feb 2017

                              Is call redorder working?

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                                • AnonD-641414
                                • 7X9
                                • 11 Feb 2017

                                i love you sony xperia xa

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                                  • Gxx
                                  • 07 Feb 2017

                                  Love the xperia XA,

                                  Just got a white one yesterday with Virgin Mobile 16gb, upgraded from the Samsung S4 Mini, wont come back to galaxy.

                                  Very satisfied about the device, will take good care of the device.

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                                    • AnonD-642429
                                    • K0c
                                    • 07 Feb 2017

                                    Happy with my Xperia XA. Good battery life for a normal day. Not using facebook app and everything goes flawless. Conect to bluetooth speakers, chromecast... perfectly. The charger helps a lot when battery drains while using a lot of social apps in mornings, 50% in less that half hour. The only issue is with the low accuracy of the gps for location applications sometimes.

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                                      • AnonD-638655
                                      • JLb
                                      • 27 Jan 2017

                                      worst sony I ever had
                                      - back cover looks like 2 years old after only 2 months; scratches and wear marks and it has only been in my pocket so far
                                      - camera takes ages to start
                                      - battery life not what is advertised
                                      - shuts down and restarts randomly
                                      - glass broke at a 20cm drop
                                      - problems connecting to networks

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • v0q
                                        • 29 Dec 2016

                                        the phone gets really hot when playing for 10mins is it normal?