Sony Xperia XA
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- Xperia2016_gal
- t7%
- 18 Oct 2017
This phone is the lowest among xperia mid range release last yr. For a year, this is my experience with this phone.
PROS:
1. Display- i have mine set at 0 brightness but still ok, at the same time that helps with battery.
2. Design is very sleek.
3. Fast charging.
4. Sony's UI is very simple, i like it that way.
5. Nougat is available.
CONS:
1. Battery- drains very fast esp with videos and games. 2. Camera is slow, you hear the shot already but once you move your hands it will produce blurry pics. Front cam is almost bad also since it is 8mp only. Not for selfie addicts like me.
3. Price- i found other brands with the same price but very much capable compared to this phone!
4. RAM- 2gb only plus memory is 16gb only. With many installed bloatwares (most of it cannot be uninstalled) so you really need to buy an SD card.
5. Boot up time is so slow more than 20mins so make sure you won't be dead batt lol
6. Speaker is very disappointing. Make sure you have earphones or else you need to hear it very close to your ears.
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- AnonD-682661
- D0H
- 18 Oct 2017
Battery drains too fast only one and half hour screen on time. Camera flash and torch not working properly. Some times not responding and gives dark pics. Anyone facing those issues? What is the solution for those issues?my build no was 33.3.A.1.97
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- Sonyuser85
- ajW
- 15 Oct 2017
Randomgirl, 12 Oct 2017I own this phone 6 months now. All I can say is that you ge... moreHi everybody, I took a pause commenting here because of a change I have made in my personal life. Now I’m back.
So among other things I did, I met my cousin from a pause of few years and he saw my XA device and he was very interested about how I maintained it and how this device felt in its hands (I kept it very clean and did upgrade it to latest Android 7.0 - 33.3.A.1.97 – that is a maximum and best upgrade to it till now) and I gave it to him (he had an Iphone 5C model until now). I was testing XA1 with my friend at his repair service company for a while and I was so pleasantly surprised by its capabilities.
Cpu, memory, camera, design, and Android Oreo scheduled upgrade, plus having now a special free contract offer from an electronics dealer, made me decide to give my XA as a present to my cousin (he like it very much overall) and I ordered for myself the XA1 model.
As a conclusion to all that want and still have the possibility to buy and enjoy the Xperia XA mode, please take note:
*This device is perfect for daylight photography (at least after latest Nougat upgrade even better than any Samsung at its class at least) and for any task that do not exceed its 2gb of ram limitation, it can manage everything from offline gps to some interesting games.
*Take care of it installing good/compatible software, don't flash/root it if you don't know best how this operation works (Mediatek motherboards are very bad comparing to Qualkomm ones at changing Kernel and other stuff like that) erase/stop bloatware and keep a good physical maintain (not too much humidity nor dust) and for sure nothing bad will happen to it.
*Of course, the battery remain a weak point for it, but for a price tag under 200 euros it's for sure best Mediatek device available on the market.
This is among few Mediatek cheap jewels so good luck!
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- vicky
- uuY
- 13 Oct 2017
Randomgirl, 12 Oct 2017I own this phone 6 months now. All I can say is that you ge... moreIs this 4g mobile..?
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- Randomgirl
- JK1
- 12 Oct 2017
I own this phone 6 months now. All I can say is that you get what you pay for. You can't expect high end specs for a budget phone (I got it for 185€). I use it for browsing, social media, YouTube and music. I don't play games. Battery life is just fine, day - day and half, even two days (I only use WiFi when at home). You can improve your battery life with airplane mode on and once a month you to charge it from 0-100% without turning it on. And aways try not to use it while changing. I haven't had issues with lagging nor overheating. It does overheat when you overstress it and that happens to every phone so it's just fine. Camera is just fine, I've learnt some tricks (you can find it on sonys official page). I have edge to edge tempered glass and tpu case just to make sure nothing bad happens. And of course, it's design is gorgeous. I don't mind if it's made of diamonds or plastic, I'd still use a case so.. Over all it's, I'd say, the best phone in this price range. Take care of it.
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- Anonymous
- IbE
- 12 Oct 2017
Never buy this phone. It's bad.
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- Rustic
- 7tp
- 12 Oct 2017
maskerter, 02 Oct 2017Please someone tell about battery life of xaPoor battery life a common coma into with this phone
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- Deny
- PA7
- 10 Oct 2017
Guys, I think stabilisation on video recording more good at Marshmallows than Nougat, What do you feel about stabilisation on Nougat?
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- Juwe
- t7P
- 10 Oct 2017
AnonD-698798, 10 Oct 2017was told by bell supervisor ,phone unrepairable ,gotta buy ... moreWas extremely happy when I have someone whom I shared my experience with.You there you speak the outmost truth, I salute you!
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- AnonD-698798
- q$v
- 10 Oct 2017
was told by bell supervisor ,phone unrepairable ,gotta buy a new one,or buy out contract.
all these experts could not fix the boot loop and much money was spent because of sony's crap xperia xa... well , i fixed the boot loop ,no thanx to sony's lack of explicit instructions ... gotta use common sense .
still the phone runs hot,apps constanly loading garbage (whats new...absolute shite)battery constanly in need of a charge...no longer a sony fan ...
moderate user,no gaming or music ... was looking for a good midline phone ... this aint it... pure shite !
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- AnonD-347782
- mKX
- 09 Oct 2017
HTC A9s is better than this and they have the exact same price
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- sam
- aXX
- 06 Oct 2017
Rky12, 06 Oct 2017Camera flash and torch not responding. Battery drains fastl... moreI bought this phone last year. thia is phone but battery prblem
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- Rky12
- D0H
- 06 Oct 2017
Camera flash and torch not responding. Battery drains fastly and charging duration is upto 3hrs. Anyone facing these issues
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- zizi
- sxs
- 04 Oct 2017
Raj, 03 Oct 2017Today, I receive update which is 360 mb. and i update it. o... morei knew it just not me. the font size is indeed larger even on tiny font and display.
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- Raj
- rJH
- 03 Oct 2017
Today, I receive update which is 360 mb. and i update it. one thing that i notice after restart phone the font size is automatically getting large at every time.
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- Anonymous
- yZt
- 03 Oct 2017
maskerter, 02 Oct 2017Please someone tell about battery life of xacontinue uses, 6:30 to 7 hours screen on time
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- O.G
- Gxx
- 02 Oct 2017
maskerter, 02 Oct 2017Please someone tell about battery life of xaHey Maskerter,
Read my post below.
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- maskerter
- f}I
- 02 Oct 2017
Please someone tell about battery life of xa
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- O.G
- Gxx
- 02 Oct 2017
Egisa, 30 Sep 2017guys this phone looks good and premium i really love the de... moreHey Egisa,
I am happy to see you are a new owner of the XA !
Pretty good phone for a mid-range. I take care of my device as much as I can(I wipe the phone front and back every time I use my towel from the shower) I clean my case every time it get too dirty. I use a cotton swab to clear the speaker and usb port.
I discharge the device from 90-100% TO 0% to regenerate the battery life.(work well never had a battery issue, unless there are days where I overuse it.)
Battery will over heat from excessive use. I try to clear my cached data once a week to avoid the device of lagging.
I bought a case, what I think is the best case for the XA, the Ringke Fusion Case, Crystal Clear. I don't think we need a screen protector, as from my experience in a phone insurance company, screen protector will crack with the screen.
I formatted my device last month as my storage was at 98% and lagging !!!!
Since then, my device is good, I love it, no issue with it.
Take care of the device :D
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- Kavi so
- D0e
- 01 Oct 2017
Sony XA. Support. Volte or not