Sony Xperia XA1 Plus review

07 October 2017
So, what if one Xperia isn't big enough but the other is a tad too much? Well, you come up with something in the middle. Enter the 5.5" Xperia XA1 Plus, which is perfectly bridging the gap between the 5-inch XA1 and the 6-inch XA1 Ultra

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  • Anonymous
  • 4ST
  • 12 Oct 2017

Dariush , 11 Oct 2017Xa1 plus is perfect, good camera,excellent display and batt... moreAnother satisfied Sony cell owner!

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    • Dariush
    • a3x
    • 11 Oct 2017

    Xa1 plus is perfect, good camera,excellent display and battery, nice design, fingerprint, Strong software support,4gb ram......

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      • Joey
      • PSv
      • 11 Oct 2017

      I don't mean to be rude... I guess Sony knows what their doing about the Xperia model if you don't like the bezels don't buy it for me the phone Is almost perfect and the rest if the new flagship Xperia thank you..

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        • Anonymous
        • XNk
        • 11 Oct 2017

        Don't like the sharp corners of Sony phones that dig into your palms.

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          • AnonD-305089
          • XRN
          • 11 Oct 2017

          Kath, 10 Oct 2017Hi there, I am so sorry if my comment is not suitable here ... moreBezels are fine and needed. I can't wait for all these bezeless freaks to suffer from sore fingers.

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            • Kath
            • bIJ
            • 10 Oct 2017

            Hi there, I am so sorry if my comment is not suitable here becauee I live in Vietnam and I just bought a Sony XA1 Plus 2 days ago (my phone has the fingerprint and dual sim). I just would like to share my own feeling about this. Even though many of you think it's a stupid design and not worth buying, for me it's totally amazing at the mid-end market.

            I am not a fan of any brand, Samsung, LG, Apple or Sony. Moreover, I used to have many flagship from Samsung (Note 3, Note 4, S7 edge), LG V10. Then, I think I can compare and explain why I feel amazing.

            1. The design you call stupid with the large bezels, for me, it's really useful. I usually watch drama and gameshow on phone in landscape of course,

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              • Anonymous
              • vjw
              • 10 Oct 2017

              Anonymous, 09 Oct 2017Pray tell how do you change the display settings for phone ... moreHe can't answer a simple question. Typical of him.

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                • Anonymous
                • 7kM
                • 10 Oct 2017

                Anonymous, 09 Oct 2017Wow, Sony start the bezel-less on Xperia ZL, but Samsung fa... moreI don't think a phone with 72-75% STB is Bezel less device. To each their own I guess...

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                  • 39n
                  • 09 Oct 2017

                  AnonD-706791, 09 Oct 2017Sony seems to be doing a similar mistake to Nokia ... Nokia... moreActually design is very good, samsung is not doing any better. XA1 series are selling very well, Sony is doing everything right this time around, even the price is amazing (150 eur cheaper than comparative Samsung devices).

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                    • Anonymous
                    • tZk
                    • 09 Oct 2017

                    Sony Fanboy Bitches, 08 Oct 2017Poor color accuracy that GSMArena went lazy this time and d... moreWow, Sony start the bezel-less on Xperia ZL, but Samsung fans don't appreciate, when Samsung start copy bezel-less, all the Samsung fans just praise it and flooding everywhere just like a trends.

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                      • AnonD-706791
                      • XQ2
                      • 09 Oct 2017

                      Sony seems to be doing a similar mistake to Nokia ... Nokia stuck with their operating system, Sony are trying to stick with their boring Design ... Sony can certainly make awesome phones ... but in today's world looks matter a lot! Their current design with such thick bezels is not going to get them at the top ... I think they will even lose in top 10 best looking phones, where they will be at 20th place .... I hope someone from Sony reads this !!

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                        • AnonD-681223
                        • fpH
                        • 09 Oct 2017

                        this companies are making billions of dollars and you guys are fighting uselessly like wild dogs. cmon!

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                          • AnonD-690051
                          • thw
                          • 09 Oct 2017

                          Anonymous, 09 Oct 2017Pfff haha. The A series has way better color accuracy compa... moreHe is just one annoying fanboy who always worship Sony, I wonder why SONY hired him to be some hardcore fanboy of theirs

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                            • Anonymous
                            • NHr
                            • 09 Oct 2017

                            Sony Fanboy Bitches, 08 Oct 2017Poor color accuracy that GSMArena went lazy this time and d... morePfff haha. The A series has way better color accuracy compared to this XA1 thing. With a delta of 10 for white and an average of 5.7?? Just bad. Then there is sunlight contrast ratio as well, XA1 = 2.93 where the A7 = 4.1. Battery life XA1 = 102hrs, A7 = 115hrs. Video playback XA1 = 12hrs, A7 = 18hrs. Wanna try again?

                              savage, 08 Oct 2017And so...how about iphone x screen,did they copy samsung or... moreHe is just one annoying hater that always talk shit about Sony, I wonder why SAMSUNG hired him to be some hardcore fanboy of theirs

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Xuf
                                • 09 Oct 2017

                                AnonD-633729, 08 Oct 2017Looks like XA1 plus is to rival galaxy A7. Sony copied the ... moreYou probably never seen any black mobile before a7 I think

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • XNk
                                  • 09 Oct 2017

                                  Sony Fanboy Bitches, 08 Oct 2017Poor color accuracy that GSMArena went lazy this time and d... morePray tell how do you change the display settings for phone LCD screens? I know you can change them for AMOLED screens to get accurate colour reproduction though.

                                    Sony Fanboy Bitches, 08 Oct 2017Is it even a question? I think you must be asking that ques... moreWell if you read my question proper, I was asking if the chipset can provide smooth UI performance (when all apps got loaded). I am a bit unconvinced with only A53 cores there.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 60E
                                      • 09 Oct 2017

                                      Sony Fanboy Bitches, 08 Oct 2017And water resistance rating on the Galaxy A7 is the same as... moreLOL. M5? i remember sony used to trick their customers into thinking that the phones can be used while swimming. i watched their tv ad about it long time ago.
                                      well.. at least samsung never lie to the customers. they even recalled their phones and refunded customers money during boomboom fiasco

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                                        • vx6
                                        • 09 Oct 2017

                                        AnonD-681246, 08 Oct 2017I think we can turn on finger print manually you don't need to turn it on
                                        its already on dude
                                        don't you know that ?