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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  • Narad
  • gMC
  • 13 May 2017

Very bad mobile. Sir my xa1 mobile phone 2 days old . first and last big problem > my phone not working, and no switching on. Please replesh my phone
Tell me. OK

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    • AnonD-667624
    • PA7
    • 13 May 2017

    Anonymous, 12 May 2017sony is the king of bloatwaresI'm sure this guy is actually never use any of Sony phone, did you know Asus (the king of bloatware), Samsung (except S8 pre-order edition) etc.

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      • Anonymous
      • tht
      • 12 May 2017

      Anonymous, 12 May 2017+ great camera, there are not many phones that can compete ... moresony is the king of bloatwares

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        • Anonymous
        • tht
        • 12 May 2017

        Vensla, 11 May 2017Design reminds me of Xiaomi Mi3yeah. they copy mi3

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          • Anonymous
          • pm2
          • 12 May 2017

          + great camera, there are not many phones that can compete with it,
          + very narrow, easy to hold if you don't have Klitchko sized hands,
          + dual sim AND micro SD at the same time,

          +/- Mediatek SOC -> some say it's much worse than Qualcomm SOC, but I haven't seen any comparison of power consumption, performance between these chips,

          - small battery, but I am not a heavy user,
          - lots of preinstalled software like facebook app (I prefer facebook lite).

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            • Anonymous
            • XNk
            • 12 May 2017

            Anonymous, 11 May 2017What about performance? A3 is worse than last years XA i... moreWe are purely comparing battery performance here. No need to drag out all these data. Just pointing out that there is nothing to be overly excited about XA1's supposedly good battery performance.

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              • Anonymous
              • JT5
              • 12 May 2017

              Anonymous, 11 May 2017A3 has same screen resolution as XA1. The 0.3 inch screen d... more Compare it to X Compact and Z3 Compact...

              Z3 compact is the king of battery.

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                • Anonymous
                • nFu
                • 11 May 2017

                Looks like I'm getting this as an upgrade from my M4. Everything is an upgrade (or the same) but damn that video quality is just not good at all (camera makes up for it).

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 7tR
                  • 11 May 2017

                  Anonymous, 11 May 2017A3 has same screen resolution as XA1. The 0.3 inch screen d... moreWhat about performance?
                  A3 is worse than last years XA in every benchmark, just check A3's review.
                  While Xa1 is on par with sd625 and also on par with A5 in cpu performance, but weaker in Gpu performance.
                  A3 is expensive than Xa1, has 2gb RAM, 16gb internal storage and the most dreadful thing............. Larger bezels( less STB ratio).
                  But A3 has FP scanner and ip68 certification and better battery, whats your choice?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • vjw
                    • 11 May 2017

                    AnonD-235041, 06 May 2017Well considering A3 is just 4.7inch and packs a weaker SOC ... moreA3 has same screen resolution as XA1. The 0.3 inch screen difference is negligible. The 2 nm architecture difference is also negligible. 93 hr vs 72 hr is a significant difference of 30% though.

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                      • Vensla
                      • JF4
                      • 11 May 2017

                      Design reminds me of Xiaomi Mi3

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                        • AnonD-425261
                        • 9I1
                        • 11 May 2017

                        Anonymous, 11 May 2017Anyone remember ZL? It looks good. Hope they don't forget it.i had one, awsome phone with a great design and best STB ratio on it's time.i loved it more than the original Z.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • XjT
                          • 11 May 2017

                          Anyone remember ZL? It looks good. Hope they don't forget it.

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                            • Simon
                            • NU0
                            • 11 May 2017

                            Aspros, 09 May 2017Yet another big bezel monster, ok I understand that not eve... moreExactly my thoughts. The Z3 compact was amazing. I got one for my girlfriend and she loved it, I thought it was a great phone, and such great specs such compact. These days it feels like Sony did a 180 spin and can't even fit a few low-range components in a large body.

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                              • Simon
                              • NU0
                              • 11 May 2017

                              What is wrong with you, Sony? Ive been reading these reviews out of sentiment, but they just make me miss the times of the Z series until the Z3 compact. Such great phones for their times they were.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Ibx
                                • 11 May 2017

                                Beautiful cell phone Sony 2017!!

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                                  • AnonD-667624
                                  • t@g
                                  • 10 May 2017

                                  Pikwik, 10 May 2017That samsung / sony fanboys war, when you can get a honor 8... moreAlright, I appreciate your opinion.. But I don't like chinese smarthphone especially Huawei because of their ugly User Interface. And if I can grab a long terms product, why not?

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • uPF
                                    • 10 May 2017

                                    I don't mind the giant bezels but specs is too low for the price.

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                                      • AnonD-425261
                                      • 9I1
                                      • 10 May 2017

                                      AnonD-175235, 10 May 2017Oh please what are you talking about the xzs crushed its ca... moreusing the compare tool on gsmarena it's show clearly that the XA1 has a better image sharpness over the XZs on all 4 sides, how is that possible !

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • XjT
                                        • 10 May 2017

                                        AnonD-667624, 10 May 2017Are you have to do what the other do for something that unn... moreCan't not accept it?