Sony Xperia XA1 review: Square one

06 May 2017
The Sony Xperia XA was our unlikely favorite of the last season's Xperia X-series. A year later, some things have changed. The XA1 comes with upgraded internals and the once flagship-only 23MP camera...

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  • 07 May 2017

shino03, 06 May 2017Gsmarena really hates those bezels. I wonder why? I find th... moreThe bezels are unnecessarily big. It's like 2012 all over again. :D Or maybe even 2011?

    ZolaIII, 07 May 2017Well S650 - 652~653 (S651 doesn't exist) ere 33~43% (120~16... moreEdit: 110% bigger battery & 30% bigger display regarding Mi max.

      AnonD-243573, 06 May 2017I agree, xperia X is an awesome phone. But 650 and 651 and ... moreWell S650 - 652~653 (S651 doesn't exist) ere 33~43% (120~160%) fastest on both CPU and GPU front then S625 in common tasks & not so much inefficient regardless that they are based on older 28nm HPM lithography process. For instance Mi Max that I poses have 33% better battery endurance even the battery is 60% bigger along with 23% larger display that is still FHD compared to this Sony & Snapdragon S65x series are certainly still not depreciated regarding neither performance nor futures. Peple tend not to understand how all RF & mixed components aren't made (nor will ever be) on a FinFET which do make a lot in regular every day use.

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        • 06 May 2017

        Anonymous, 06 May 2017You could buy Xperia X for the same price as of galaxy A5, ... moreI agree, xperia X is an awesome phone. But 650 and 651 and 652 are ancient technology processors, should not be even selling in 2017. 28nm manufacturing technology is simply obsolete, consuming most of its energy to heat not to work. If you need more performance (but why, it is only for 3D gaming) you should go for 820 or just wait until this autumn to get snapdragon 660...

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          • 06 May 2017

          What the hell O.O

          A 72hr endurance rating from this 2300mah battery compared to its predecessor's 54hr endurance rating??
          Didn't expect that at all. I can't believe what I'm seeing.

          This phone is f****** awesome :D

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            • 06 May 2017

            Anonymous, 06 May 2017Nah nothing to be impressed about. A3 2017 achieves 93 hour... moreWell considering A3 is just 4.7inch and packs a weaker SOC plus 14nm architect....... It's 93h battery isn't anything to be impressed about either!

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              • 06 May 2017

              Anonymous, 06 May 2017Sorry but 72h is bad for a low power SOC. I think the sna... moreSorry, you think wrong. A5 scored 95 h having 30% bigger battery. That is worst result than Xperia...

                Not bad at all, maybe the price is a bit high, but the rest is nice for a mid range phone.

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                  • 06 May 2017

                  Anonymous, 06 May 2017Sorry but 72h is bad for a low power SOC. I think the sna... morec'mon!!! its 2,300 mah!!!! luh!!!!

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                    • 06 May 2017

                    wow i love it

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                      • 06 May 2017

                      Can't people on these websites these days ever just stop with all the negative crappy comments?? I mean,if you don't like it or don't want to buy it then don't & leave the comments to interested people. Am so tired of boring,pointless comments. People say 'oh,it's a crap phone' how do you know when you ain't used it?? Get a life

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                        • 06 May 2017

                        Xa1.. Xz xzs.. xzp xzt.. xz. A. B. c d e f g h i j k l.. what is this? Every one of them looks the same.. like a bar of chocolate

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                          xXENDER FREAKXx, 06 May 2017LOL then why are you even here if u say that? Isn't it stup... moreNot talking to you lol.

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                            • 06 May 2017

                            AnonD-664474, 06 May 201772h Endurance Rating for 2,300mAh battery with a 16nm proce... moreSorry but 72h is bad for a low power SOC.
                            I think the snapdragons are much better in this category.

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                              • 06 May 2017

                              What a manly phone.

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                                • 06 May 2017

                                Gsmarena really hates those bezels. I wonder why? I find them really useful.

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                                  • 06 May 2017

                                  AnonD-635604, 06 May 2017I want this phone.But I had the Galaxy A5 2017 (more expens... moreYou could buy Xperia X for the same price as of galaxy A5, its secretly water resistant and has a finger print scanner as well, and Sd650 is more powerful than exynos 7880, but battery life is a bit less than A5. It also has better camera than A5.

                                    AnonD-523334, 06 May 2017I'm OK with the "brick design. But what's the point of sell... moreLOL then why are you even here if u say that? Isn't it stupid for u to come here because u said Xiaomi phones are cheaper? If that's the case then go look at Xiaomi. No one even ask u to be here

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                                      • 06 May 2017

                                      AnonD-523334, 06 May 2017I'm OK with the "brick design. But what's the point of sell... moreThis one is 19990 in India though

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                                        • 06 May 2017

                                        XtremE16, 06 May 2017Oh my god !! Battery test only 2300 mah capacity n get 73 h... moreNah nothing to be impressed about. A3 2017 achieves 93 hours with 2350 mAh battery.