Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, L2 hands-on review

08 January 2018
Xperias, reimagined. Sony is stepping into the new year with a brand new yet recognizably Sony design for its XA-series of midrangers, now into their third generation.

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  • 08 Jan 2018

AnonD-446869, 08 Jan 2018Crap phone . big bezel. Hello sonyish now is 2018Yes sony has big bezel than other phones, but i dont care. Sony phones are tougher and with greater built quality. Also sony phones has more premium look and touch than those bezeless phones that looks cheap with cheap components. Hold a sony and other phone, the other phones feels like plastic that can easily damage.

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    • 08 Jan 2018

    AnonD-446869, 08 Jan 2018Crap phone . big bezel. Hello sonyish now is 2018Where, i don't see the big bezel in this year iteration sadly, where am i going to land my airplane now
    Maybe at your long hatred to sony

      AnonD-446869, 08 Jan 2018Crap phone . big bezel. Hello sonyish now is 2018You want a Sony bezelless phone? Next month at MWC 2018 and you'll see. XA2 series and L2 probably ending it's OmniBalance chapter as the next one has a new design based on what leaked has spread earlier codenamed "Mirai" starting with their flagship at MWC 2017. And oh yeah, better STB than iPhone 8 and 8+ if don't realized lol.

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        • Anonymous
        • JpI
        • 08 Jan 2018

        AnonD-446869, 08 Jan 2018Crap phone . big bezel. Hello sonyish now is 2018They removed 7mm from bezels.

        Iphone has 2cm from each side

          Wow.
          Better than anything from competitions midclass. Less bezels than most have to offer on midrange too.
          I wonder how this new hybrid autofocus system performs...

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            • XPI
            • 08 Jan 2018

            Crap phone . big bezel. Hello sonyish now is 2018

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              • Anonymous
              • bxd
              • 08 Jan 2018

              Nicey...with snapdragon chipset it will be best smartphone and it would be my next xperia...don't care about design just care about quality

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                • n2@
                • 08 Jan 2018

                FHD screen, smaller bazels, solid and premium design, 23 MP camera with 4k video, super wide selfi, Qualcomm snapdragon 630, 3 GB RAM, 32 GB ROM and a finger print sensor aded.

                It's not a big leap, it's a huuuge leap! Good job Sony!

                  vrvly, 08 Jan 2018Cannot wait for review, iso12000 is useless as for usage or... moreFor real the Ultra looks best with the new camera lens setup. And if anyone asks me to compare if XPERIA XA1 or XPERIA XA2 is better in terms of overall design, I will still pick the XPERIA XA1. A few days ago the leaks got me so shocking to see the camera setup to be somewhat resembling my 4 year old XPERIA SP, lmao, but it doesn't look good on the newer smartphones

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                    • aXb
                    • 08 Jan 2018

                    Can't wait for the flagships

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                      • n7V
                      • 08 Jan 2018

                      It would be better if the fingerprint sensor were on the side.

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                        • K59
                        • 08 Jan 2018

                        XA2 really grow on me... looks so solid for a mid-range..

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                          • X{k
                          • 08 Jan 2018

                          I love it

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                            • Anonymous
                            • JpI
                            • 08 Jan 2018

                            vrvly, 08 Jan 2018Cannot wait for review, iso12000 is useless as for usage or... moreISO 12800 is not useless.

                            You will need if you somewhere with no artificial light around.
                            With 12800 ISO + 1s SS you can do nice shots.

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                              • 8n}
                              • 08 Jan 2018

                              very good phones

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                                • KZ8
                                • 08 Jan 2018

                                and a fingerprint reader on the back (in the US, too!)...this is the good news.. 4k video and fast charging is great !

                                  My first impression was not good but after reading this... i realize that sony really did a great leap here and i’m somehow proud as a fan and a little bit dissapointed because of it’s thickness but thickness doesn’t matter at all as long as it feels premium idk... just sayin’

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 0BG
                                    • 08 Jan 2018

                                    WOW seriously, quad core MTK?

                                      Cannot wait for review, iso12000 is useless as for usage or as info about quality. Shame there is no f1.9 or something, but they can level up in processing, wonder if they did though :)

                                        Now midrange from sony gets not just bigger battery, but 4K, fingerprint and nice looks too. With hw camera button(you can hardly find outside sony portfolio), sony's premium cameras (that are High above others not only in resolution), this feels like flagship already. Truly L2 for all, as in Level2.