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Sony Xperia XA1

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  • 05 Feb 2018

If you buy this phone, please do not upgrade. It will be worse. Mine, is ok until this time (3 months old). Thanks

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    • vishnu
    • PBx
    • 05 Feb 2018

    I bought Sony XA1 on Sony centre 20 days ago, I'm facing Issues with touchscreen not working on edges and notification pannel not dragging down when pulled in home screen.

      vlad, 02 Feb 2018Has a really nice camera, but I had to return it because ba... moreThe worst thing for a NOOB is to have a Sony phone, sorry to say that but this device has many ways to set it for the battery backup to be ideal. I can do one day backup with texting and calling. Of course with hd video play and hard camera usage things are not that ideal. It's still amazingt about its backup, adding its screen brightness and contrast and its very fluid responsiveness. Take note that most big camera sensor phones have little backup and this one has a heavy rear one. But when NOOBS are talking, thunders are striking!

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        • yuW
        • 02 Feb 2018

        Has a really nice camera, but I had to return it because battery life was worse than claimed and the phone itself is just massive

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          • Anonymous
          • thf
          • 30 Jan 2018

          HDG, 30 Jan 2018I bought sony XA1 phone . On 5th day of purchase it rington... moreNice try troll, better luck next time.

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            • rJ9
            • 30 Jan 2018

            I bought sony XA1 phone . On 5th day of purchase it ringtone stopped. Service engineer upgraded software and it worked. On 10th day the screen display is blurred. Service engineer says it is pressed in pocket and it is not in warranty so pay Rs5000.
            Such a delicate phone I have blackberry, apple, HTC & moto. All working fie rough & tough.
            But Sony XA1 oh my god think before purchase to put it on locker not in pocket.

              rdcanfs, 28 Jan 2018I'm not trolling about this I bought it at Movistar El Salv... moreThank you for understanding!

                Sonyuser85, 29 Jan 2018You seem to be new in using Sony devices, well let me help ... moreSorry for my bad writing, I was on the phone and now I can't delete it from this chart. Now I did some corrections by my laptop. My last/previous comment was like this:

                In my country we have some kind of an 'Amazon' store. I bought an XA1 dual on pink because they had a nice price cut offer for that color and I said "damn I like it so much the color won't be a problem" so I bought it. In three days of using I did an upgrade from 40.0.A.5.66 to ***.135 my phone got crazy. Worst, camera got a black dot in the center of viewfinder after a few tests with the new system upgrade.

                I returned it to the store meanwhile they put same price offer to another yellow one. Same thing about the yellow color. I was profoundly intrigued that in my past 20 years of using Sony devices, none had such a problem only after 3 days of using, so I wanted to give another try to see where I did wrong. The store changed it.

                So I changed it with the yellow one. I asked my friend who is a working at an electronics device repair center - why did that happened, and he told me Sony had problems about upgrading because of some 'red controllers' with high risk to some sort of electric shock on camera and digitizer - I didn't have time to acknowledge the digitizer's breakdown but camera did (Mediatek's soc design fault essentially, as I know afterwards they modified their soc including for XA1 plus kernels that ideally should have been XA1's in the first place). So I decided not to do any kind of upgrade until Oreo to this dual yellow one.

                Sony will surely do something about this situation till then about the remaining 'high risk' models (including mine's - yellow one). I also wrote a letter to Sony to manage this problem and hope that they'll do their best. I am not eager to upgrade because 40.0.A.5.66 firmware is the best in my opinion for now. Camera is amazing, battery backup, speakers, connectivity are best for the money I've spent among all other devices I've touched including A2017, J2017, P8, P9, S8+. Among overall speed and connectivity Sony is still a top brand to take in serious.

                So don't blame only on Sony or people like me, but instead learn about some things and you'll avoid inconveniences.

                  rdcanfs, 28 Jan 2018I'm not trolling about this I bought it at Movistar El Salv... moreYou seem to be new in using Sony devices, well let me help you.
                  In my country we have some kind of an 'Amazon' store. I bought an XA1 dual on pink because they had a nice price cut offer for that color and I said "damn I like it s muck the color won't be a problem" so I bought it. In three days of using I did an upgrade from 40.0.A.5.66 to ***.135 my phone got crazy. Worst, camera got a black dot in the center of the dept of field, after a few tests with the new system upgrade.
                  I returned it to the store meanwhile they put same price offer to another yellow one. Some thing about the color and I was profoundly intrigued that in my latest 20 years of using Sony devices, none had such a problem only after 3 days of using, so I wanted to give another try.
                  Changed it with an yellow one. I asked my friend who is a working at an electronics device repair center - why did that happened, and he told me Sony had problems about upgrading some socs because of some 'red controllers' with high risk to some sort of electric shock on camera and digitizer - i didn't have time to acknowledge the digitizer breakdown but camera did (Mediatek's soc design fault essentially, afterwards they modified their soc including for XA1 plus kernels that ideally should have been XA1's in the first place). So I decided not to do any kind of upgrade until Oreo. Sony will surely do something about this situation till then about the remaining 'high risk' models (including mine's - yellow one). I also wrote a letter to Sony to manage this problem and hope that they'll do their best. I am not eager to upgrade because 40.0.A.5.66 firmware is the best in my opinion for now. Camera is amazing, battery backup, speakers, connectivity are best for the money I've spent among all other devices I've touched including A2017, J2017, P8, P9, S8+. Among overall speed and connectivity Sony is still a top brand to take in serious.
                  So don't blame only on Sony or people like me, but instead learn about some things and you'll avoid inconveniences.

                    AnonD-733766, 28 Jan 2018Hi everyone, just bought the XA1 a couple of days ago and I... moreSpeaker is great even though is set on the higher frequencies. I use to modify in laptop the alarm and notification songs and they sound so great in XA1's speaker.

                      AnonD-481725, 28 Jan 2018DON'T USE A NON ORIGINAL CHARGER!! Today i tried to rechar... moreSame here, good advice!

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                        • FMY
                        • 29 Jan 2018

                        Hi Everyone can somebody help me with my XA1. This past few days my rear camera got blurry and out of focus. what would be the problem? can someboduy tell me so I can avoid it next time and also what can I do, other than going to the nearest sony service center?

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                          • StN
                          • 29 Jan 2018

                          Anonymous, 29 Jan 2018Doesn't matter which brand the charger came from as long as... moreI know what you are saying, but my post down was based on personal experience not theory.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • vV5
                            • 29 Jan 2018

                            AnonD-481725, 28 Jan 2018DON'T USE A NON ORIGINAL CHARGER!! Today i tried to rechar... moreDoesn't matter which brand the charger came from as long as you match the voltage of the original charger.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • thf
                              • 28 Jan 2018

                              rdcanfs, 28 Jan 2018I'm not trolling about this I bought it at Movistar El Salv... moreLol, so you got warranty but still rant/troll? Where's logic in that, and mostlikely 1 or maybe 2 out of 10 gets defective device from time to time and can be replaced with a non faulty one indefinitely under warranty till you get a proper device.

                              Heck i have been using mine since its release with no faults thankfully and regular software updates made it better.

                                Anonymous, 28 Jan 2018Where did you buy the phone? Official or Shady Seller? Warr... moreI'm not trolling about this I bought it at Movistar El Salvador http://www.movistar.com.sv/tienda_sv/Open-Catalog/Productos/Celulares/c/celulares
                                and yes I have warranty but the problem it's that the people is trusting in Sony and they give you a faulty devices and some crazy people right here are defending with their life this company... So now I have to go to the store for a replace or fix. The next time I will buy a Motorola phone like I said.

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                                  • StN
                                  • 28 Jan 2018

                                  DON'T USE A NON ORIGINAL CHARGER!!
                                  Today i tried to recharge my Sony xperia x with a Samsung random charger because I was outside home and i didn't take the charger out with me and the touch screen of my phone went crazy, use only the charger that came out of the box or any Sony original charger.

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                                    • AnonD-733766
                                    • iC0
                                    • 28 Jan 2018

                                    Hi everyone, just bought the XA1 a couple of days ago and I must say I am impressed.
                                    For the price this is probably one of best, and the response on this device is great, no lag or stutter even when gaming.
                                    Am a little disappointed with the speaker though.
                                    Display is awesome and camera is a killer, beautiful pictures.
                                    Did I mention the responsiveness on this thing, for $250 this was a great purchase.

                                      Anonymous, 28 Jan 2018Where did you buy the phone? Official or Shady Seller? Warr... moreIndeed some devices should get replaced, but in first place if you buy a phone that is working good then why to upgrade if you are not sure about its upgrade efficiency and to hear about some opinions?! Sony had some problems of some software downloading and installing controller at least with XA1 device. Mediatek is still a weak soc. Then why to come here and complain useless that you didn't give a damn and now you have a broken device?! Geez Motorola! LOL! (This reply is mostly for 'rdcanfs').

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                                        • KSe
                                        • 28 Jan 2018

                                        Mobile Look is awesome, but display is very bad heating issue, slow processor in some handset battery problem is also available. i purchased in Oct 2017 but in every month 2 or 3 days my mobile in service center.

                                        Don't go with Sony total lost of money because of this things Sony is going outside from market

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