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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  • 10 Jan 2018

Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018It only takes one bad unit to create horrible experience ab... moreOkay. Let's say what you have experienced is true.
But 2 out of about a million were affected by it.
Just because 2 of their devices were not good, doesn't mean they can't make something good.

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    • AnonD-664474
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    • 10 Jan 2018

    [deleted post]I remember you saying it in the past, just that it's 2017 instead of 2019.

      Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018Haha, nice save (not). I'm repeating myself, but you guys g... moreI would say: "I don't know Rick, it looks fake". My sister has her M4 since it was released and her phone has just some scratches, working like a charm!! I think your wife broke it somehow before she acted liked she would've dropped it.

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        • Anonymous
        • Xuf
        • 10 Jan 2018

        GSM_commenter, 09 Jan 2018Again SONY again huge bezels, frames, thick body. SONY plea... moreThere's a limit of hate but no limit on sony.. True I used so many brands and no brand is perfect and Sony,samsung,lg are very good but none get this much hate as Sony. Why even Sony name make some hater become loser that they can't digest the fact that sony is one of the best same to their fav brand. I see different only in design otherwise I didn't find them better in specs than sony

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          • Anonymous
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          • 10 Jan 2018

          Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018The number stands at 4 for me (3 for family members and 1 f... moreTrue as I have a bad experience with Samsung s2 and till now I didn't trust them anymore.there are times when I think to try them again and forget about 1 bad product or my bad luck but still I couldn't.. So I understand

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            • Anonymous
            • pWQ
            • 10 Jan 2018

            Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018To be honest, I have not seen any self-proclaimed Samsung s... moreI'm sure all "sides" are to blame, but yeah - Sony-minded people seem to like call others basically "degenerates" in their own way, as if a brand would make them any better than others. :-D It's always the most reasonable way to go without becoming a "fan" of a brand. I buy whatever brand that makes interesting products, say phones. I even owned a ZTE in the past and now using a Huawei. Who knows what will be the manufacturer of my next phone, trying not to get two of the same in a row. :-)

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              • Xmen
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              • 10 Jan 2018

              Finally good design and options sony reveled... i will buy it. and also sony is durable im using aso of 3 years no problem

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                • Anonymous
                • 6p$
                • 10 Jan 2018

                AnonD-664474, 09 Jan 2018Yes. 4K video recording on a Xperia mid ranger. I've alway... moreI have XZ premium for 4 months and it slowed down already. There are also forced close issues and heating issues.

                  Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018To be honest, I have not seen any self-proclaimed Samsung s... moreIf you read their older posts most of them love VR, bezel-less OLED, AKG headphone and back fingerprint sensor beside the camera lens...I don't know what is the brand they beloved, could you tell me please!
                  But some of the trolls from Huawei fans.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 10 Jan 2018

                    To be honest, I have not seen any self-proclaimed Samsung supporter putting down the Sony phones here. It's the Sony supporters who are pointing the fingers. Even if there are, I'm sure they are just bored trolls who do not even care what brand of phone they use. They just enjoy seeing the Sony fans here get all fired up.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 10 Jan 2018

                      Anonymous, 10 Jan 2018It only takes one bad unit to create horrible experience ab... moreThe number stands at 4 for me (3 for family members and 1 for friend). And yes, I'll never get a Sony phone because other people have learnt the lesson for me.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • pWQ
                        • 10 Jan 2018

                        AnonD-664474, 09 Jan 2018So you're still desperate to create these fake stories just... moreIt only takes one bad unit to create horrible experience about the brand. For me, that number is already at 2. Naturally I won't make the same mistake for the 3rd time and get a Sony for myself for the 2nd time, I already learned the lesson. :)

                        Believe it or not, but even though your experience is way different, it doesn't mean mine would be fake by any means. Even though it's hard for me to believe there are any working Sony-phones around, but I can accept that might be true. I'm not saying it's fake, as that's just idiotic.

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                          • 09 Jan 2018

                          Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018One thing that is disturbing in these forums Are people who... moreThose are the small bezel junksters from the Samsung Army Camp.
                          They go here and spread fake news like pretending to have owned a Sony phone even when they definitely didn't.
                          These phones are so good, haters felt the need to have more members to hate here so that it looks bad.

                          And like my nickname suggests, I am unbiased because I praise whatever is good as much as I do with Sony products. People here tell me that I'm a biased fanboy because they only see me commenting on Sony articles, but the truth is that I also visit other articles on non-Sony contents and also express my own opinion.

                          But you're right. Who am I to judge anyone?
                          Everyone has their own unique likes and dislikes, so I could only hope for others to stop being one-sided or close-minded and start seeing everything good.

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                            • 09 Jan 2018

                            Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018Haha, nice save (not). I'm repeating myself, but you guys g... moreSo you're still desperate to create these fake stories just to prolong your hate on Sony??
                            Okay bro, you win. Here's your award, entitled "Best storyteller of 2018."

                            The reason I proclaim your story to be fake is because there was little to no reports about it on major tech sites.
                            Sony may not be very popular, but a problem is a problem that everyone must be informed about.
                            Let me tell you one thing. My classmate has the XA Ultra for a year now and it has showed no signs of aging; still snappy fast, good condition body, great cameras still, long-lasting battery, it's still perfect.
                            Now this is a true story that I'm saying.

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                              • 09 Jan 2018

                              Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018some trolls said sth about bezels .. 76.1 precent screen to... moreYes.
                              4K video recording on a Xperia mid ranger. I've always been waiting for a good successor to the M5 and now I'm satisfied.
                              The only thing that's quite missing is IP68 or since we're talking about mid range, at least IP67 will do.
                              But no deal breaker, I don't live underwater lol.

                              The XA2 brothers are fantastic mid range offerings that are sadly bashed by imaginative haters because of the bezels (which are basically just as much as every other offerings in the market today).

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                                • 09 Jan 2018

                                eelpout, 09 Jan 2018a rumored reason they can't use a side mounted fingerprint ... moreIt was supposed to end this 2018, but then I guess Sony has already figured this out that it'll be quite too late already.

                                  ...I liked it better when the fingerprint scanner was on the side.

                                    AnonD-664474, 08 Jan 2018Because they want to fully enable the sensor in all regions... morea rumored reason they can't use a side mounted fingerprint scanner in the U.S. is they agreed to a contract with a carrier for exclusive sales for that feature, then the carrier dropped them and they were stuck. so moving the sensor to the back gets around that. (but geeez, if true, how long was this contract for???)

                                    I'm a bit disappointed because I like the side placement too (I have an XZ1). I guess a benefit of pushing the glass further out to the sides sort of makes up for that.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 8Kf
                                      • 09 Jan 2018

                                      Anonymous, 09 Jan 2018A8 has around 80 Percentage. Don't know what you're talking... more75 only A8

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 8Kf
                                        • 09 Jan 2018

                                        AnonD-705970, 09 Jan 2018Rumor https://www.makersofandroid.com/sony-xperia-xz1-pr... moreConcept from the georgian site