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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  • 10 May 2017

That samsung / sony fanboys war, when you can get a honor 8 for the same price, better on everything, and a lot of other phones are better in that price range than samsung A and xperia X.

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    • 10 May 2017

    Anonymous, 10 May 2017If 5 years ago, people may say: wow, what a beauty! But now... moreAre you have to do what the other do for something that unnecessary? Yea, that stupid.

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      • PA7
      • 10 May 2017

      AnonD-175235, 10 May 2017Oh please what are you talking about the xzs crushed its ca... moreSony XZs May security patch is just avialable yesterday (or today), idk what are you talking about, Can you explain more what is your opinion?
      Ps: please put some (,) I can't breath, really..

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        • 10 May 2017

        AnonD-425261, 08 May 2017i have a strong feeling that Sony can't show it's full pote... moreOh please what are you talking about the xzs crushed its camera making it one of the best go on YouTube do your research the s8 was no where near its quality at night of course the s8 shines because of its brighter lens but the xzs crushes it in daylight selfie video stabilization from video stabilization and even speed test ive never seen a phone load a webpage that fast before they're one of the best in terms of update im sure the s8 still on march security patch where as the xzs has may security patch hate to break it to you people sony crushed their phone line up this year they made actual progress on their phones and to the people who wants bezeless phones go for the s8 sony dont beg for buyers ill stick with ny so called 2008 bezels and have no accidental touch on my screen while looking at something or playing a game because i have something to hold on to and id prefer stereo speakers anyday over thin bezels why not bash p10 pixels iphones about their besels smh

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          • 7ke
          • 10 May 2017

          Anonymous, 10 May 2017About this phone. So far tbere are only a few reviews. But... moreXa1 has better battery life than xa1?

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            • Anonymous
            • 7ke
            • 10 May 2017

            AnonD-132353, 10 May 2017Firstly, I didn't mention Mi Mix in my comment and secondly... moreYou mentioned Xiaomi. Mi mix is a phone Xiaomi makes albeit not the only one. But they do have a bezel less device to boot. I want to Know one such in Xperia range.

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              • 10 May 2017

              Anonymous, 10 May 2017Mi mix has same bezels as any Xperia. OkFirstly, I didn't mention Mi Mix in my comment and secondly, Mix isn't the only phone Xiaomi makes.....

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                • AnonD-642095
                • 10 May 2017

                Stopped reading at "no fingerprint sensor" line. Thank you Sony, you made my choice easier.

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                  • LQX
                  • 10 May 2017

                  About this phone. So far tbere are only a few reviews.
                  But all them say battery life is better than XA1.
                  Also XA1 is being called CAM POWERHOUSE.

                  They say XA1 takes better shots than XZ and X Perf.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 7k6
                    • 10 May 2017

                    Anonymous, 09 May 2017I think you forgot apple phones, the pixel and pixel xl, a... moreMi mix has same bezels as any Xperia. Ok

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                      • Anonymous
                      • XjT
                      • 10 May 2017

                      If 5 years ago, people may say: wow, what a beauty! But now, they may be amazed by the bezel... Because there are lots of comparison...

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                        • D0H
                        • 09 May 2017

                        Aspros, 09 May 2017Yet another big bezel monster, ok I understand that not eve... moreI think you forgot apple phones, the pixel and pixel xl, and even huawei P10 n P10 plus, xiaomi phones have bezels roughly the same size as that of Sony.
                        So why bash sony.?

                          Yet another big bezel monster, ok I understand that not every phone can have small bezels, as this requires high technology and is destined for flagships, yet not having at least one of them only demonstrates that Sony is unable to manufacture one and I use to admire them for being the only ones able to create compact flagships...

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                            • 3J0
                            • 09 May 2017

                            Having one of these for a few days I can confirm battery life is good,performance smooth with only a tiny bit of stutter in places and camera is definitely improved and VERY sharp and clear,no horrible blurring like before. Only issue I have with this handset is the signal is terrible. In areas where I always get 4G like where I live this phone keeps losing 4G signal yet a previous Huawei was excellent

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                              • 09 May 2017

                              AnonD-96745, 08 May 2017Yeah hopefully it does, i saw somewhere on the web that XZ ... moreYou got from Xperiablog

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                                • 09 May 2017

                                WirelessWonkFL, 08 May 2017I guess because screen ratio has evolved and now tiny bezel... moreAhh, thanks for your explaination, I think got your point. Nope, I don't stay on USA , I live on the country with bad internet connection, sadly.

                                  AnonD-425261, 08 May 2017i have a strong feeling that Sony can't show it's full pote... moreJust use it. That's how you're gonna know it.

                                  If we put your logic into perspective, we can say that the S8/S8+'s camera is very similar to the S7/S7 Edge/Note 7

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                                    • 09 May 2017

                                    Steady, 09 May 2017that's why only smart people buy sony phonesOr maybe only Emos considering themselves special buy them. As long as you click and picture is good nobody cares about DXO score. To think that I won't buy this device since it's score is 86 and I'll buy one with 87 is complete nonsense to begin with

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                                      • 09 May 2017

                                      Anonymous, 08 May 2017Honestly I doubt that 99% of consumers would be buying a ph... morethat's why only smart people buy sony phones

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                                        • 08 May 2017

                                        i have a strong feeling that Sony can't show it's full potential on the it's flagship cams i don't know why ! can anyone tell me how an old 3 generation ix300 (z5) beat this year sensor ix400 (XZs) ?