Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Battery lifeAll-day batterySmart power management tech for long cell lifeWith a huge screen and so much bezel on display, one might have expected that the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra would come packing a whopper of a battery pack - of course this was not the Sony crammed a 2,700mAh power cell into the frame, a smaller capacity than is typically fitted on phones around 20% slimmer, and does the XA1 Ultra have terrible battery life? Thankfully not. Aided by software optimizations and a power-efficient chipset, this is a phone that will get you from the start of the day until the end with a little juice to up at 630am, with a 50-minute commute, listening to music and answering emails throughout the day, with some video watching in the evening, we typically found that we had around 28% left by 11pm, a solid showing overall. With lighter usage this will extend to two days for our battery test a 90-minute video at native resolution with the screen at full brightness we found that the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra lost 21% of its battery life, which is short of, say, the 12% lost by the OnePlus 5T, but comparable to the 22% loss of the Honor found that web browsing in particular was a strong suit of this device, if you are someone who uses their smartphone regularly for reading this may prove to be of some color and detailed imagesCluttered main appIt is a common refrain Sony manufactures cameras, but yet its smartphone snappers are sub-par. Does this apply to the Xperia XA1 Ultra? Only to a degree, and it is mostly camera app itself is relatively straightforward. By default, users are placed in 'Superior Auto' mode, which judges things like ISO, shutter speed and activates HDR mode as and when required. By default, the camera makes use of the 23MP available, producing very large up activates movie capture, swiping down activates the somewhat limited manual mode. Both are a little easy to activate unintentionally, but this is offset by the presence of an actual camera button which opens the camera from sleep and can capture images - a feat of design straight from 2013, but one which is thoroughly app is certainly quick to launch, and photos are captured quickly, essential facets of the smartphone image taking features of the app are a little questionable. The panorama mode is a separate app in and of itself, while the inclusion of an AR mode is a bit gimmicky. Certain things like HDR mode are hidden in settings menus, something not exactly ideal for those who like to said, the images taken are, on the whole, pretty good. Color is well represented, with greens in particular appearing nicely saturated without looking 'nuclear'.Detail too is very apparent, as you might expect with such a high-resolution sensor. It is when viewing images at 100% magnification that the situation changes different manufacturers handle noise reduction is largely a matter of taste, and Sony has clearly chosen to keep the digital noise in the hope of also preserving detail, especially at lower shutter can occasionally make for muddy images which might not appeal to all, especially in low light. One factor in its favor other than detail and excellent contrast is the dedicated viewing viewing images, the screen knows to alter colors accordingly to suit preferences, and this can be toggled on and off to make viewing images a more pleasurable 16MP selfie camera captures detailed images with good enough dynamic range, while video capture is certainly nothing to write home all, those looking for top class stills won't find them here, however this is a photographic tool good enough for the majority of people who depend on their smartphone for samplesThis shot shows good dynamic range Sean is a Scottish technology journalist who's written for the likes of T3, Trusted Reviews, TechAdvisor and Expert Reviews. Most PopularSubscribeus for more updates- askunlock netFind us on- askunlock net/ Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Interface and reliabilityLightly skinned AndroidStutter-free performanceAs it has done for some years now, Sony has mostly given up the pretense of running a full Android 'skin', instead opting for enhancements to the core experience of using Android - specifically Android is to say that the interface is mostly the same as that of any other device using Google's chief operating system, with a few tweaks here and a powerful theming engine included, which offers an easy means by which to change the appearance of the phone, right down to the navigation keys, all for free or a small cost. Included too on the start screen is a helpful guide to setting up the phone, a gallery app and a music latter two are particularly welcome as feature-filled alternatives to Google Photos and Google Play shows existing photos taken on the phone, but also pulls in images from other services including Flickr and Google Drive, presenting a comprehensive view of images offers a view of locally stored music, but also allows access to several proprietary Sony audio algorithms, improving the fidelity of wired headphone audio considerably, a nice boost for those who can take welcome are additions such as Xperia Longue, which is merely a Sony store filled with 'deals'. The PlayStation app is also a little redundant for those who do not own one – of course though your mileage will we found that the MediaTek chipset and generous 4GB of RAM kept everything powering along at a reasonable through the interface never proved an issue, although the chipset did present a few compatibility issues with several apps, refusing to play nicely with the likes of Microsoft Launcher. This may change with time but at the moment proves to be something of a more intensive apps, dropped frames could be seen here and there, but this is a phone that most will have zero issue with on an everyday music and gamingSolo speaker lacks bassAn immersive display and decent gaming performanceWith a huge screen, the Xperia XA1 Ultra was made with movie watching in mind, and luckily it mostly does not disappoint. With such an immersive display, it is easy to lose oneself in a good Netflix binge, and yet there is a caveat the such large bezels, and given the price point, it might not have been too much to expect a pair of dual front-firing speakers on the Xperia XA1 Ultra, and yet all we receive is one solo downward-facing isn't to say that it is objectively bad, this is far from the case, although it does ruin the experience a little. Overall, we found that the speaker had adequate volume, with only a little distortion at higher levels. Of course, there is no bass, though this is to be expected from a smartphone speaker not made by performance on the other hand is really rather good. Sony’s experience in this area shines through, with the Ultra delivering crisp highs and well-defined bass, powering a pair of decent headphones with no real issue. This is audio aimed at pleasing consumers – and thus is great news for the performance too is pretty good. Though the likes of Asphalt 8 will drop frames if you push the settings to max, for 90% of the titles that people play from the app store this is really quite and benchmarksDoesn't run hotHandles most tasks wellMediaTek, though it has been kicking around for quite a few years at this point, has never quite shaken its reputation as being the sickly lesser cousin of the glorious Qualcomm. This hasn’t stopped it producing the odd gem of a chipset here and there of Helio P20 powering the XA1 Ultra is roughly equivalent to the Snapdragon 625 in both power and power efficiency, which is no bad thing given the reputation of the latter for everyday use we found that the chipset handled itself with aplomb, this performance extending to more difficult tasks too, with almost no heat production to at benchmarks, we can see that with a single core score of 832 and a multi core score of 3,724 in Geekbench, the XA1 Ultra certainly isn't set to win any competitions. It must always be said though, benchmarks are for comparisons, not every day you are among the most demanding of power users and know it, the Oneplus 5T will be a better fit, for almost anyone else however this is absolutely enough for their needs. Sean is a Scottish technology journalist who's written for the likes of T3, Trusted Reviews, TechAdvisor and Expert Reviews. Most Popular Rootingthis new mobile is not hard at all Honeywell Scanner Factory Reset Root Sony Xperia XA1 Android Oreo 8 Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra G3226 FRP Reset Without PC Using it, loudspeaker and windows 7 This is necessary so that the phone does not have time to On Android, turn on USB debugging and connect to PC This is necessary so that the phone does Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. VerdictThe Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra has a lot going for it. The screen is bold, bright and power-efficient and the chipset keeps everything chugging along nicely, with nary a performance glitch in though it doesn't push the boat out in terms of design, it is certainly well put together, feeling worth every penny and then battery life too is a treat, despite the size of the power pack included. The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra is good for a day to a day and a half of moderate use, and the standby time is excellent, losing only a couple of percentage points when unplugged during the everything is great however. Though the camera is solid, in certain situations, like in poorly-lit areas, it has a tendency to turn images into a soupy mess. The speaker too is slightly lacking in both volume and bass, which hurts media credentials are also the bezels, which will be majorly off-putting to some, for they help this reach the echelons of the biggest of big this for?The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra is a device that is simple in design, concept and execution – it is a big smartphone for people who want a big smartphone. This an unapologetic, large device and will not fit in the lives of those with smaller you buy it?If you are after a big phone, there are few better options at the price point now that it has taken a tumble, with the Xperia XA1 Ultra currently retailing for around $320/£250/AU$440. The screen is lovely, the battery life is reliable and the camera is capable of capturing solid images. It's not perfect, but the phone is big, boxy, bold and - for a certain buyer - all the better for its release the Xperia XA1 Ultra has picked up some strong competition, such as the following 5TAlthough a chunk more than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, the OnePlus 5T is still decent value and offers a similarly sized screen, with a trendier aspect ratio and a truckload of extra has a habit of releasing a new phone every six months, and so it is yet to be seen what long-term software support will be like – but for those who are willing to spend a little more, this is a lot more phone on offer than the our full OnePlus 5T reviewXiaomi Mi A1Xiaomi is a name unfamiliar to many in the west, but its first Android One device, the Mi A1, may well put it on the map. Retailing for around £200/$250/AU$300, it offers a 1080p screen, a Snapdragon 625 chipset and a nifty dual camera arrangement on its is always the case when buying what is technically a grey-import, don't expect any long-term technical support if issues arise. Those looking for a little extra security would be best with the Xperia XA1 our full Xiaomi Mi A1 reviewHonor 7XThis new addition to Honor's impressive roster features a similarly sized screen to the Sony, an 189 aspect ratio, a large battery and a very similar price point. It also offers a posh dual-camera arrangement and a snazzy metal the Honor 7X runs the divisive EMUI skin over stock Android, which may dissuade some. This is a very strong competitor which outdoes the Sony in both looks and 'newness', although it does lack our full Honor 7X reviewFirst reviewed January 2018 Current page Verdict and competition Prev Page Anything else I should know? 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Aviso de preço Inscreva-se para saber quando este aparelho estiver disponível. Review Introdução e unboxingComeçando pela caixa, teremos exatamente o mesmo já visto em todos os demais modelos lançados pela Sony nos últimos meses por aqui. Ela é feita em materiais razoáveis e que devem ajudar a proteger o aparelho durante o transporte, contando com algumas informações sobre ele na parte traseira e divisórias para organizar os acessórios no compartimento mais abaixo. Abrindo, temos o Xperia XA1 Ultra logo de cara, sendo este modelo cedido para nós na cor preta, mas ele podendo ser adquirido também em branco ou dourado, garantindo assim que os usuários possam escolher aquele que mais vai ao encontro de suas preferências pessoais. Vale notar que uma versão em rosa também aparece no site oficial, porém ainda não há informações sobre sua venda no Brasil. Abaixo do aparelho, temos os tradicionais manuais e guia rápido, que muita gente provavelmente vai ignorar. Além deles, temos um carregador de tomada no padrão de dois pinos com porta USB e saída de 1,5A, e um cabo USB-C para transferência de dados e para carregar o dispositivo. O exemplar enviado a nós não contava com fones de ouvido em sua embalagem, o que infelizmente nos impediu de testá-lo, porém o modelo comercial inclui o e telaPartindo então para o Xperia XA1 Ultra em si, temos um aparelho bem grandalhão, mas elegante. Ele possui 165 mm de altura por 79 mm de largura, não sendo nada fino, com 8,1 mm, e também nem um pouco leve, com 188 gramas, mesmo que sua bateria tenha apenas mAh. Seu corpo mescla elementos de metal e plástico, passando uma pegada bacana para um modelo tão grande mas podendo incomodar um pouco por causa das quinas bem retas e do corpo liso, sendo recomentado o uso de uma capinha para melhorar nisso. Na lateral esquerda do aparelho temos sua gaveta onde podem ser alocados dois chips nano-SIM e um cartão microSD de até 256 GB, sendo a gaveta naquele mesmo estilo adotado pela Sony em outros aparelhos. Na lateral direita ficam os botões de volume e energia, bem como a tecla dedicada para a câmera que continua como um ótimo diferencial. Como você deve ter percebido, nada de leitor de impressões digitais por aqui. Pois é, um intermediário de mais de R$ 2 mil sem leitor de digitais em pleno segundo semestre de 2017. Na parte de baixo ficam a porta USB-C para transferência de dados e carregamento do aparelho e a saída do alto-falante para multimídia, apesar deste aparentar ser na parte frontal. Acima, temos a porta P2 para fones de ouvido e o microfone secundário para cancelamento de ruído, com o microfone principal para chamadas ficando na extremidade inferior do painel frontal, onde muita gente pode achar que fica uma segunda saída de som. Olhando para a traseira do Xperia XA1 Ultra, temos sua câmera principal e o LED para flash, ficando no painel frontal a sua câmera de selfies, mais um LED para flash, o alto-falante de chamadas e um LED RGB para então para a tela do Xperia XA1 Ultra, temos certamente um dos pontos mais positivos do aparelho. O enorme display IPS LCD de 6 polegadas com resolução Full HD entrega uma densidade aproximada de 367 ppi, o que pode parecer pouco para os padrões atuais mas já deve ser mais do que suficiente, a menos que você queira usar o Xperia XA1 Ultra para assistir conteúdo em óculos de realidade virtual. Deixando um pouco de lado as especificações, o display do aparelho realmente surpreendeu, conseguindo entregar cores balanceadas e ao mesmo tempo vibrantes, além de um brilho mais do que satisfatório para ambientes externos e ótimo ângulo de visão. O único porém aqui fica no brilho mínimo que é um bocado acima dos rivais, podendo incomodar um pouco em locais escuros. Em números, temos brilho máximo de 716 lux quando uma imagem branca é exibida, algo que cai para 5 lux com uma imagem preta. O brilho mínimo com imagem branca é de gritantes 34 lux, ainda que o brilho mínimo com a mesma imagem seja de 0 desempenho e jogosFalando sobre o desempenho, temos aqui um chipset MediaTek MT6757 Helio P20, que conta com oito núcleos a até 2,3 GHz e GPU ARM Mali-T880 MP2. O Xperia XA1 Ultra tem ainda 4 GB de RAM e 64 GB de armazenamento interno, que como dito antes pode ser expandido via microSD. Este conjunto se mostrou mais do que suficiente para lidar com a tela Full HD, conseguindo finalizar a primeira etapa de nosso teste prático de abertura de apps em apenas 1 minuto e 14 segundos, e levando apenas outros 23 segundos para retornar todos eles do segundo plano, fechando com tempo total de 1 minuto e 37 segundos. Em testes de benchmark, tivemos AnTuTu GeekBench 833/ GeekBench GPU 3D Mark 650 Sling Shot Extreme GFX Bench Manhattan 10/9,6 fps T-Rex 22/22 fps Partindo para os jogos, usamos como sempre nosso fiel companheiro GameBench, que permite acompanhar a taxa de quadros por segundo alcançada com o dispositivo. No Asphalt 8, o aparelho da Sony não conseguiu a taxa máxima, sendo marcada uma média de 28 fps. Isto de forma alguma prejudica a experiência geral no jogo, mas pode desagradar aos mais exigentes devido ao preço cobrado pelo aparelho. No Modern Combat 5 a situação já foi bem melhor, sendo encontrada aqui a média de 37 fps, o que demonstra que o jogo vem sem sua trava de quadros por segundo quando usado em aparelhos com o Helio P20. Vale notar que tanto o Modern Combat 5 quanto o Asphalt 8 foram executados com os gráficos no máximo, então é possível conseguir algo ainda mais fluido ao desabilitar algumas texturas. Por último, temos o Subway Surfers, que aparece aqui como nosso representante dos títulos mais básicos e casuais. O divertido game de corrida infinita ficou cravado em 60 fps, o que demonstra que fãs de títulos como Clash Royale e Candy Crush não precisam se preocupar com absolutamente nada em termos de performance. Com tudo isso, podemos dizer que o Xperia XA1 Ultra é uma boa opção para quem quer desempenho fluido nas mais variadas tarefas, não deixando a desejar em nada para outros modelos intermediários lançados entre os anos de 2016 e 2017. Ainda assim, é preciso levar em conta que você não está levando um top de linha para casa, então em tarefas gráficas mais pesadas pode ser notada uma certa diferença na taxa de quadros, mas nada que chegue a comprometer a experiência. Na parte do software, é embarcado de fábrica o Android Nougat. A interface é exatamente a mesma que temos em outros modelos da Sony, contando com uma cara bem mais limpa do que em gerações passadas e poucos apps nativos que substituem as soluções da Google. Felizmente, estes são bem superiores em funcionalidades e visual, como a galeria e o reprodutor de músicas, por exemplo. Várias áreas do sistema remetem bastante ao Android puro, como a central de notificações e o menu de configurações, mas estão presentes extras importantes para regular melhor a tela, organizar o armazenamento e RAM de maneira mais otimizada, garantir um consumo de bateria mais inteligente e por aí vai, buscando entregar uma experiência de uso bem mais bacana. Temos ainda alguns temas caso a cara da interface não lhe agrade muito, e um prático modo de uso com apenas uma mão para que você consiga acessar notificações e outros itens que podem ficar longe demais em alguns casos, bastando deslizar o dedo da extremidade inferior-direita para o centro que a mágica que chegamos então às câmeras. O sensor principal do Xperia XA1 Ultra tem 23 megapixels, com abertura f/ e flash LED auxiliar. Aqui, entretanto, é a câmera frontal que se sobressai. Para as selfies temos um sensor de 16 megapixels com abertura f/ flash LED, estabilização óptica e autofoco, garantindo que você consiga tirar boas fotos nos mais variados ambientes e condições. O software de câmera é basicamente o mesmo que temos em tantos outros modelos da Sony com Android Nougat, contando com alguns filtros bacanas, rastreamento de objeto, HDR em vídeo para a câmera traseira e alguns outros extras criativos. A grande mudança aqui está na câmera frontal, que possui vários modos de uso do flash para que você tire o máximo proveito da iluminação em todas as ocasiões, além de gestos para captura das imagens de forma mais intuitiva. Com relação à qualidade das imagens, vamos começar pela câmera traseira. Aqui, o aparelho da Sony demonstrou um ótimo alcance dinâmico, conseguindo recuperar detalhes tanto nas áreas mais claras quanto nas mais escuras das imagens de maneira muito mais eficiente que a maioria de seus rivais. Ele tende a saturar um pouco demais as cores em alguns casos, mas isso pode ser configurado facilmente no app de câmera do aparelho caso não lhe agrade. O foco também funciona muito bem na maioria dos casos, sendo uma mão na roda o rastreamento de objeto dependendo do que você for fotografar, já que evita ter que ficar focando várias vezes. Em cenas noturnas, entretanto, ele não é exatamente o melhor que temos na categoria, entregando cores completamente desbalanceadas em alguns casos e baixando demais a exposição em outros, restando aguardarmos para ver se alguma correção de software será liberada para melhorar nisso. Na câmera frontal, temos realmente algo acima da média em ambientes noturnos, porém durante o dia você dificilmente notará alguma diferença frente a outros modelos nessa faixa de preço. O sistema de estabilização funciona muito bem para evitar fotos tremidas e o autofoco ajuda bastante, mas a grande sacada aqui está provavelmente no modo como o flash é utilizado, já que ao configurá-lo para o modo de retrato noturno você consegue aproveitar bem mais a luz para dar ênfase ao seu então para um dos setores mais polêmicos em vários modelos da Sony há algum tempo a bateria. O carregador entregue pela empresa consegue carregar cerca de 49% após uma hora conectado à tomada, levando 3 horas para encher completamente os mAh, o que é um tempo consideravelmente longo para uma bateria pequena. Em consumo, tivemos 11 horas e 22 minutos de reprodução de vídeos offline em Full HD, 3 horas e 24 minutos de gravação de vídeos, também em Full HD, 3 horas e 58 minutos de chamadas de vídeo pelo Skype, usando rede Wi-Fi, e 12 horas e 8 minutos de chamadas de voz pelas redes móveis. Em nosso teste prático conseguimos 16 horas de uso contínuo com o aparelho, sendo executados 10 ciclos e tendo a tela ficado acesa por pouco mais de 7 horas e meia no período. Resumindo, podemos dizer que o Xperia XA1 Ultra se saiu até melhor do que o esperado para uma bateria tão pequena precisando lidar com um conjunto potente e uma tela enorme, mas caso seu padrão de uso seja mais intenso é bem provável que ele vá ficar sem carga no começo da noite, podendo ser usado um dos muitos modos de economia de energia para ajudar com isso. Se você deseja apenas acessar redes sociais, navegar na internet e assistir alguns vídeos ou jogar de forma esporádica, o aparelho provavelmente vai aguentar sem problemas até a hora de dormir. Confira os resultados alcançados no teste prático em tempo real Foram necessárias 3 horas e 01 minutos para o carregador padrão com 1,5 A de saída encher totalmente a bateria de mAh; após 1 hora conectado à tomada você consegue aproximadamente 49% de carga. Após 16 horas e 02 minutos o aparelho ainda exibia 4% de carga restante, sendo o suficiente para você correr até uma tomada. Durante o teste o Xperia XA1 Ultra permaneceu com a tela ligada por 7 horas e 32 minutos. Realizamos 10 ciclos de testes que incluíram 60 minutos de navegação no Chrome; 300 minutos de WhatsApp, Spotify, Music Player, Video Player e YouTube 60 minutos cada; 60 minutos de jogos Pokémon Go, Subway Surfers, Injustice, Asphalt 8, Modern Combat 5 e Candy Crush Saga; 60 minutos de Facebook, Gmail e Google Maps 20 minutos cada; 40 minutos de chamadas de voz via 3G/4G; A temperatura permaneceu entre 18 e 26°C. O consumo em standby ficou próximo a 2% a cada hora percorrida Pontos fortes e fracosPontos fortes Tela enorme e de ótima qualidade; Boa câmera traseira; Câmera frontal que fica fácil entre as melhores já usadas em um smartphone; Ótimo desempenho para as mais variadas tarefas; Nada de slot híbrido. Pontos fracos Bateria poderia ser maior; Falta do leitor biométrico; Corpo poderia ser construído com mais metal e menos plástico; Enganação da grade inferior que pode levar muitos a pensar que ele tem som estéreo. Avaliação final do Tudocelular Embalagem e características VideoXperiaJ is the first Sony Mobile device alongside the Xperia V that does not feature the Sony Ericsson's liquid energy logo. [3] The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. [4] It is available in black, gold, pink and white. [4] It measures
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra detailed review Bezel-less phones have become the trend lately, and believe it or not Sony has been with it this time. The company’s Xperia XA branded smartphones have followed bezel-less form factors for a while, and this, the Xperia XA1 Ultra is the “biggest” of the lot. It has a 6-inch near bezel-less screen and Sony’s top-end 23 megapixel rear camera. In some ways, the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra has the specs down right, but then it also has some glaring flaws. Build and Design Reviewers, me included, have often questioned Sony’s insistence on sticking to its blocky Xperia designs. But if there’s one phone where that worked, it’s here. The Xperia XA1 Ultra sports a nearly bezel-less screen, which looks quite striking thanks to the large size. The device is sturdily built with no untoward creaks. The sides are slightly curved, while the corners are sharp, giving the device a slab-like look and feel. The round power button lies on the right side, with the volume rocker above it. There’s a dedicated camera shutter button below these, while the dual-SIM slot lies on the left of the smartphone. There’s also a dedicated micro-SD slot alongside the SIM slots, while the USB Type-C port and mono-speaker is on the bottom of the device. The headphone jack is on the top. Notice that there’s no fingerprint sensor on this phone, which at nearly Rs. 30,000 is certainly a misstep on Sony’s part. While some may argue that a fingerprint sensor is not a necessity, but at this price Sony isn’t targeting first time buyers. And a fingerprint sensor is one of those things that you get too used to, to forget. Also, Sony’s design is seamless and attractive, but the Xperia XA1 Ultra is not ergonomic by any stretch of imagination. The bezel-less design is somewhat wasted because of the two large glossy strips of plastic above and below the screen. Bezel-less displays are usually more immersive, but Sony somewhat kills that with the thick strips on either side. It also makes for a rather large form factor that is uncomfortable in your pocket, or to hold, and you can certainly not use this with one hand. But lack of ergonomics will perhaps be ignored by those looking for big-screen phones. Display Barring its flagship Xperia XZ Premium, Sony has never really been known to push the boundaries with display resolution. The company thinks 1080p is all you need, even on a 6-inch display, and Sony is probably right. While 367ppi pixel density sounds somewhat low, the 1080p display on this device looks great. To be clear, Sony’s display isn’t the most colourful and it doesn’t have AMOLED level contrast, but it brings a pleasant mix of everything. Colours are well balanced and contrast is high enough for things to looks good. Barring Samsung’s AMOLED panels, there are a few phones in this price range that can offer a better display. The screen is also scratch resistant and doesn’t take to fingerprints easily, making it a pleasant experience overall. Auto brightness isn’t totally seamless, but then that’s true for almost every Android phone today. Performance This is where things start breaking down. The Xperia XA1 Ultra is powered by the Helio P20 chipset from MediaTek. To be clear, Sony provides a decent experience here too, but it’s not the fastest phone out there, and noticeably so. The Xperia XA1 Ultra is smooth as long as swiping across screens and in-app performance is concerned, but it suffers from occasional stutters and lags that will only increase over time. For instance, gaming performance is mostly smooth, but many in-game transitions and animations tend to be a little choppy. Similarly, most apps will run smoothly, but they’ll take slightly longer to load or the phone feels sticky when transitioning between app to app. If you’re downloading multiple apps on the background, animations may get laggy as well. From a performance point of view, the Xperia XA1 Ultra doesn’t qualify as fluid or smooth, which isn’t particularly new for a Sony smartphone. The company has evidently tried its best to optimise things out here, and succeeded to some extent. It’s possible that the MediaTek Helio P20 is more inclined towards thermal and battery efficiency than raw power. That said, we’ve seen more fluid performance even on cheaper phones running the Snapdragon 625. Camera While Sony’s competitors are touting dual-cameras, the company itself is focused on in-house technology. The Xperia XA1 Ultra sports Sony’s 23MP camera on the back with f/ aperture and the IMX300 sensor. The pixel size lies at micron, which again doesn’t push the limits of low light performance. On the front is a 16MP sensor, which is difficult to miss thanks to the rather large module. Note We noticed patchy image quality on the Xperia XA1 Ultra at first. After informing Sony of the same, the company sent us a replacement unit. The image quality on this new unit was indeed better. The second unit of the Xperia XA1 Ultra indeed performed better on the camera front. Images taken by the device capture decent amount of details, but colour saturation is slightly higher than usual, which is a surprise coming from Sony. Also, we noticed a greenish tint on some photos, from time to time. Lastly, low light images are decent, but noise levels are higher than ideal, reducing details. Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Image Samples It’s worth noting that the Xperia XA1 Ultra shoots photos in 20MP by default and in 169 aspect ratio. You can change this to 43 and 23MP from the settings, and there are options for 12MP in either aspect ratio. There’s a manual mode for deeper control over photos, allowing you to customise white balance, shutter speed, focus and EV settings. The Xperia XA1 Ultra can shoot videos in FHD HDR. If we were to choose between the two cameras, Sony has done a better job with the front shooter here. Barring a tendency to overexpose the whites, the camera does a decent job. Most importantly, Sony’s front camera keeps photos natural, rather than adding beautify elements that smoothen skin tones and make photos look unnatural. Battery There are a lot of compromises with the Xperia XA1 Ultra, and we can live with most of them. What we can’t ignore though is the 2700 mAh battery on such a large form factor. That’s incredibly small battery capacity by today’s standards. Also, though battery capacity doesn’t always determine battery life, the Xperia XA1 Ultra barely makes the cut. The big screen does draw a lot of power, so even though the Helio P20 is efficient, overall battery life is not great. The Xperia XA1 Ultra lasted just over 8 hours on the PC Mark Work battery test, which translates to about 10 hours of regular usage. That would get you past a work day, but one wonders whether that’s sufficient from such a device. Big-screen phones have so far been known for long battery lives, and with Sony’s form factor, a bigger battery was perhaps warranted. On the other hand, the company has added its Qnovo Adaptive charging technology to the phone, that tries to preserve the battery’s overall life cycle. MediaTek’s Pump Express fast charging technology is also on board, and you can charge the Xperia XA1 Ultra from zero to 100 in under an hour. Bottomline The Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra is one of the many big-screen options available on the market today. It’s difficult to get past the fact that it doesn’t have a fingerprint sensor, but even if that doesn’t matter, the value proposition just isn’t enough. The Xperia XA1 Ultra is a dependable smartphone, but at these price points it’s difficult to justify, which brings us to the last aspect of this review. How it compares A Sony fan will perhaps be fine with a dependable smartphone made by Sony. However, with phones like the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, Galaxy C7 Pro and the much cheaper Xiaomi Mi Max 2, there’s little to justify this device. The Xperia XA1 Ultra loses out to Samsung’s phones in terms of display quality, performance and battery, while its camera prowess is decent at best. On the other hand, you get a better camera than the Mi Max 2 here, but the latter’s cheaper price tag, better battery life and comparable display quality makes for a better value proposition. While those phones would suit big-screen lovers, the Honor 8 Pro and slightly more expensive OnePlus 5 are far better smartphones in all respects than the Xperia XA1 Ultra. Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Key Specs, Price and Launch Date Price Release Date 06 Aug 2017 Variant 32GB Market Status Launched Key Specs Screen Size 6" 1080 x 1920 Camera 23 16 MP Memory 32 GB/4 GB Battery 2700 mAh Related Reviews About Me Trying to explain technology to my parents. Failing miserably. Read More
TheSony Xperia XA2 Ultra phablet pairs a large 6-inch screen with impressive camera capabilities, but it lags behind the competition in terms of processing power. MSRP $449.99. $259.99 at Amazon Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Interface and reliabilityAndroid with custom Sony interfaceFairly quick general performanceRejects a few interface conventions of AndroidThe Sony Xperia XA1 runs Android with the custom Sony interface laid on top. You get recent Android improvements like the new notifications system and the Google Assistant, but Sony’s UI is actually like a continuation of Android’s example, the apps menu comes in pages rather than as a giant alphabetical scroll, and you can arrange your apps menu into folders, and choose the position of apps. Google “simplified” features like this out of existence some time nothing inherently wrong with Sony’s approach, as long as you haven’t experienced a recent vanilla’ version of Android and will see this as a step backwards. Only one screen smacks of the sort of bloat we like to avoid in custom interfaces, the “app suggestion” get to this by swiping left-to-right on your apps menu, and it simply houses a few recently used app icons and a bunch of suggested downloads from Google Play. For most, it’s pretty useless, but is also easy to Sony Xperia XA1's interface feels fairly quick for the most part, with no annoying laggy moments as you navigate or type away at the keyboard. However, app loads are slightly slower than some. Using DDR3 RAM rather than DDR4 judging by our tests probably doesn’t help, although the phone’s 32GB of storage is actually reasonably fast, writing at 124MB/ music and gamingFeatures a suite of Sony media appsGood gaming performanceMono speaker doesn’t impressLike other Sony phones, the Sony Xperia XA1 does its best to nudge several Google services into the background, attempting to replace them with its own media apps. There are Sony video and music apps, and the Sony PlayStation app for the PS4 owners out video app is not what you might expect at all. It’s not a video store but a local media player and a way to search what’s on TV, a sort of advanced channel guide. It’s not much use if you mostly watch Netflix these days, but may appeal if you’re still playing it suggestion that a 1983 re-run of Top of the Pops is one of tonight’s favorite TV shows in the UK seems dubious, though. Take its recommendations with a critical Music app is a decent iPod-a-like local music player that also lets you hook-in PlayStation app is perhaps the most interesting of the lot, because it doesn’t just rehash ideas found elsewhere countless times on Google Play. Instead, it lets you control a PS4 with your Sony Xperia XA1, to type things in without using the gamepad, for its own, the Sony Xperia XA1 is a good, if not class-leading gaming phone. Its limiting factors are simple. You can get bigger, higher-resolution screens at the price, and the internal speaker here is not that it looks like there are Sony’s signature front-loaded stereo speakers here, the Sony Xperia XA1 actually just has one speaker on the bottom edge. That means no stereo sound, and the lone speaker isn’t all that loud or game we tried ran very well on the Sony Xperia XA1, though. While the phone doesn’t have a high-end CPU/GPU, it’s easily powerful enough to make games sing at the native 720p and benchmarksSmooth general performanceSlightly lower Geekbench score than Moto G5 PlusThe Sony Xperia XA1 has a MediaTek Helio P20 CPU with 3GB of DDR3 RAM. This CPU has eight Cortex-A53 cores, four at and four at A Mali-T880MP2 provides graphics by the performance of some phones with the last-gen Helio P10, this setup might struggle if the Sony Xperia XA1 had a 1080p screen, but it doesn’t. Everything seems to run rather nicely, the only obvious performance trade-off being in app load speeds, which are slightly slower than the XA1’s big Geekbench 4, the Sony Xperia XA1 scores a solid 3,628 809 per core points, around 200 less than the 3,824 score the Moto G5 Plus achieved in our tests. Don’t read too much into that, though. This phone is very much in the same league as the Moto G5 Plus and its smaller brother, the Moto three all use Cortex-A53 cores, and the G5 Plus has the advantage of a 14nm die process rather than a 16nm one. However, that’s not too grand a difference. These numbers refer to the size of transistors in a CPU, 14/16 nanometers. In summary the smaller, the better. Andrew is a freelance journalist and has been writing and editing for some of the UK's top tech and lifestyle publications including TrustedReviews, Stuff, T3, TechRadar, Lifehacker and others. Most Popular SonyXperia XA1 Ultra G3226 4GB RAM / 64GB ROM 6-Inch 23 MP 4G LTE Dual SIM FACTORY UNLOCKED - International Stock No Warranty (BLACK) Truly an amazing phone at this price. Beautifull screen, great camera, fast and user friendly. 3 people found this helpful. Helpful. Report abuse| Уρቅ նኢδи | Сницуврեз яጬаթужеቪо | ከур ዜеζюзենፄмι аπևξуврекл | Ипазофխպ ሑխմፓ аճыфоφα |
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