Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra review: Geared up

3 June 2017
Sony's love for big screens goes all the way back to 2013 and the 6.4" Xperia Z Ultra, which was followed by a phablet in every generation since. Some four years later we have the Xperia XA1 Ultra at our doorstep, all 6 inches of it.

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  • Anonymous
  • 7k9
  • 06 Apr 2021

Superb phone when using....no hang and no hard to use it....

Camera quality is amazing...Photo quality and resolutions are very good as compared to iPhone

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    • Veature
    • q}n
    • 20 Jul 2019

    When i install Open Camera, it gives me option to turn on 4k recording, maxed out at 4k ultra. Not sure if it's really doing that resolution. Also, in open camera, you can set video bitrate and frame rate.
    Please let me know about this. I did a sample video on 4k ultra, but was a dark room. No lag issues though, chipset seemed to handle it.

    Thanks

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      • Anonymous
      • Q7h
      • 09 Jun 2018

      I regret to have gotten this smartphone, poor battery life, poor camera resolution, not practical functions at all.

        Pl add a review on oreo update

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          • satya
          • UN{
          • 10 Apr 2018

          i am using 2 number of sim, one is vodafone and another one is jio.i am putting jio to 4g and vodafone to 3g. when i want to use vodafone's data at that time network autometically change vodafone preffered network to 4g. any solution guys...

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            • AnonD-729444
            • sxr
            • 09 Jan 2018

            AnonD-683910, 23 Dec 2017this phone was the best....... for around 1 month, after on... moreI am experiencing the same issue as yours, it was all working fine but after a month of usage especially during game play it's when I started to notice these sudden movements. At first I thought it was the rubber casing that I was using making contact with the phone's edges. Removed the casing and it was working fine again so I thought that was it but it only worked for a while then I experienced the sudden movement again. Is this a known issue for this unit and is there any way to fix it?

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              • AnonD-683910
              • LFk
              • 23 Dec 2017

              this phone was the best....... for around 1 month, after one month it started giving issues with the touch on the top right, it is like someone is touching randomly, it happens sometimes, Sony is selling garbage, I really loved all Sony/Sony Ericcson devices, I have had around 15 phones and everything was really nice, it all started one year ago, 3 Sony Z4+, Z5, 2 Xperia M4 and 1 M5 now this !@#$!@ XA1 Ultra, I got no other option than switching to Samsung :-/
              SONY IS RIPPING OFF PEOPLE, THEY DON'T SELL GOOD PHONES!!!

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                • Anonymous
                • J7L
                • 27 Nov 2017

                This phone is very good but give fingerprint senser

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                  • Joey
                  • PSv
                  • 24 Nov 2017

                  Lolol, 20 Jun 2017Thats morw stupid... Because huawei mate 8 is more cheaper ... moreXperia xa1 ultra have a better display

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                    • Anonymous
                    • J9$
                    • 17 Nov 2017

                    i had this phone for about a week and the battery is good it will last for 2 days for minimal use at first i worried about the battery capacity but sony did a good job optimizing the battery the phone is great and very responsive also. Dont use facebook message if you want your battery to last more.

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                      • PandaBear
                      • Ycn
                      • 16 Nov 2017

                      I just wanted to post thanking GSM for posting their color calibration values for the XA1 Ultra's display. I've had the XA1 U for a few months now but noticed that by default, the colors were very cold and unnatural looking compared to my midrange LG tablet. With these RGB values though the color accuracy is -significantly- improved and makes this LCD look beautiful!

                      I noticed that GSM doesn't post ideal RGB values for all their Sony phone reviews, so thanks again! I'm not comfortable with messing with those sliders myself, so this helped a lot.

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                        • kayum
                        • gM$
                        • 14 Nov 2017

                        XA1 ultra available in pink color

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                          • AnonD-646774
                          • g3s
                          • 11 Nov 2017

                          6 inch screen but 2700 mah battery?? Who makes these absurd combinations at Sony. May be someone from HTC.

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                            • Joey
                            • sxr
                            • 11 Nov 2017

                            AnonD-655832, 23 Aug 2017Should I go for the XA1 Ultra or Z5 Premium? They're about ... moreIf you like big screen go for ultra but premium is still faster

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                              • elaine
                              • PSe
                              • 07 Oct 2017

                              Tom....., 17 Jun 2017Sony Xperias are made for Japanese : ( Yes, Japan Is home... morei think maybe sony brand is japan quality .. but the all smratphone now is made in china even sony brands...

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                                • Dave
                                • 0p1
                                • 07 Sep 2017

                                this or g5s+ ?

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                                  • Piphacker
                                  • 6Q4
                                  • 29 Aug 2017

                                  AnonD-655832, 23 Aug 2017Should I go for the XA1 Ultra or Z5 Premium? They're about ... morexa1 ultra....

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                                    • AnonD-655832
                                    • J%f
                                    • 23 Aug 2017

                                    Should I go for the XA1 Ultra or Z5 Premium? They're about the same price

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                                      • Jerovsky
                                      • nxE
                                      • 15 Aug 2017

                                      My first phone was sony 20years ago, so was 2,3,4, they all worked just fine, then i started to change brands, i had almost all of them. I alvays took the hi end of the brand, but i alvays had problems with them, now im back to sony, i had xperia m4 aqua that vas a litle cheaper, but still run fine, now i have xperia xa for a 1.5year and its working superb so i have no doubts about buying xperia xa1 ultra. Its cheaper than most flagship phones, but it will work better than most of them, like my xperia xa! That is my opinion

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                                        • Slappyrats
                                        • 4$Y
                                        • 14 Aug 2017

                                        xXENDER FREAKXx, 20 Jun 2017More than 4000mah battery is impossible for Sony because of... moreDude the phone would last for a week with a 4000 mAh battery XD