Sony Xperia XA1 SIM-Free Smartphone - Black

I had no intention of buying this phone. I had a phone I was happy with and it was working fine. However when my wifes phone needed replacing and I purchased her a Sony Xperia XA1 - I was impressed. Light weight, slender form, great camera, good performance, etc. this for me was a really good handset for the money. When Prime Day came and I saw the phone I thought was good value at £230 was now £170 - I bought one for myself. It would be unfair to compare the XA1 with a flagship phone, but if you were, it wouldn't do terribly. It has a premium feel to it (even the plastic back merges well enough with the metal sides you could mistakenly believe it was all metal) and the camera would have been in a flagship phone last year. It's not just the quality of the images that's impressed, the shutter speed is faster than a lot of phones, even more expensive ones. Ideally, the battery would have been bigger. It won't quite get through a day of intensive use, but there are various battery saving modes that can get you through, albeit with some functionality disabled. Also, the screen, it's only 720p. 1080p would really have been the sweet spot but it's not to say this is a problem. The 720p screen does have less pixels, and this does help the battery eke out a little more life. Also, the colours, the white and the blacks are very good. I compared the my old phone (an Honor 6x) with the wife's XA1 playing the same videos on YouTube side by side. At 720p - the XA1 won hands down - better colour and image quality. Surely the 1080p Honor 6x would slaughter the XA1 when it was showing a 1080p video versus a 720p one? No. I'd put it down to a narrow XA1 win. The richer colours and slightly smaller screen really helped defy the pixel superiority of the 6x. The more slender design means one handed phone operation is a reality again and a bit of extra real-estate in your pocket is freed up. The performance is decent, the Helio P20 CPU is a decent mid level performer, it won't go toe to toe with the flagship CPU's but will perform well in day to day use. There is some Sony bloatware installed, and by default it can be slightly intrusive, but this can be dealt with leaving a pretty stock Android experience - at least as close as you generally get these days. I really like this phone, and the wife loves hers. I've got to give it 5 stars because of what you get and how impressed I've been. For most users this phone will be great, for "Power Users" the battery and lack of 1080p screen may be a no-no. In the box: Phone, charger (cable + plug), misc documents and a pair of basic Sony headphones. Pros Excellent camera, especially for the money. Great colour reproduction. Type C USB connector. Slender build Low price. Cons Small Battery 720p screen (but it's a really good one) No fingerprint scanner

Been using the phone for a week decided to post my thoughts. I was looking for a new phone to replace my ageing but still reliable Lumia 800, as I didn't want to spend hundreds on an iPhone, I looked at a mid range Android device. I already have another Android phone for work so when I saw that Sony had a dual-sim phone I thought it was worth a look, especially as it was the same price as a single-sim Hardware wise, its lightweight, fits in the pocket and doesn't feel flimsy. Its got a decent camera (a bit of a faff to use initially but you get use to it) on and the screen is very, very good. Battery seems to last a few days with normal use. As I mentioned, its dual-sim which was a primary was a primary reason for the purchase. So why only 3 stars, well it's the software side of it. It comes with Android 7 Nougat which is a solid platform, the problems start with software that is supplied and been installed by Sony. There is so much 'Bloatware' that comes with the phone it is beyond funny. You get all the standard Google Apps, you get Apps for Facebook, Amazon, whole load of apps for adding effects for selfies and AVG anti-virus. All great you say, however Sony have designated these all as System Apps meaning you can't uninstall them. All you can do is disable them, you can remove any updates but the original app will remain taking up storage space. The worst offender is their "What's New" App (I use the word app loosely here as it is nothing but advertising for Sony's Mobile store). It can't be disabled either, all you can do is go into the app and turn off the auto updates, turn off the notifications and revoke all permissions in Android Settings. Also I would recommend that you go into the Security settings and turn off the access to App Usage data. It does not affect any OTA system updates as I still got a firmware update a few days after the phone was turned on or you can use the Companion Software and update via your computer. This has been an ongoing problem with Sony products and forums are littered with complaints about the 'software' Sony bundles with their phones, one would of hoped they would learnt from the rootkit fiasco. I previously had the same problem with a Sony laptop, but at least I was able to uninstall the software on my laptop, I can't on my phone, and now I just have space being wasted by apps I will never use. I don't know of any universe where Facebook can be considered a system app. Please Sony just stop filling your devices with bloatware, please just stop!! In summary good hardware, good android platform, but poor software implementation by Sony, so only 3 stars. UPDATE: December 2017. Been using for several months now, and found a problem when buying this phone with standard generic firmware i.e from stock from Sony (via Amazon) rather than getting it directly from the network, with their customised firmware. No in-built Wi-Fi calling. I'm on EE and I have poor signal in the area I'm often based, they suggested using Wifi calling but they only provide wifi calling on the XA1 if you get the device directly from them and they don't seem to supply the Dual Sim version. You could use something like Whats-App or other messaging apps, but no built in support is really poor. So looking for a new phone. Bloatware still continues to be a problem and you have to meticulously go through all the permissions on the updates from Sony (applies to other apps as well) as some of the permission requests seem questionable to say the least.

After 4 or 5 days of waiting at home, including receiving 2 empty broken seal boxes and the 3rd package being delivered to some mystery person instead of me, I received my new phone to replace my failed old Samsung S3. After a little over a week's use, and a few initial hiccups, I am happy to report that all is well. The screen is fantastic, the camera is fantastic even in low-light. The phone itself seems fast. I only make one or two calls per day and check emails and messages now and again and the battery only goes down by about 25 % PER DAY even with Bluetooth turned on. In comparison, my old S3 battery was dead before bed every day. One of my main motivations for choosing this particular phone, besides price/spec, was their claim that it can be used with one hand. This has tuned out to be quite true, which is brilliant, because my old S3 was just a tad too wide to do this. The only negative, related to one-handed operation is that it is REALLY slippery in the hand. Of course, I need to find a case that fixes this issue... With the phone as-received, the Bluetooth audio did not work with my Huawei Watch 2 smart watch, and I was on the verge of returning the phone. However, luckily, after doing the software update that it kept reminding me to do, it all works nicely and I can make phone calls just using my watch. Gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of Sony's VERY ANNOYING choice of a non-standard mini USB connector. This means that I have to carry the included USB cable everywhere, or buy additional cables for home/work/car etc. Overall, very pleased with this purchase! Just need a good case...

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Le téléphone est très bien j'attends d'avoir la coque et pour communiquer les données de sur un ancien téléphone c'est un peu c'est un peu compliqué

A partir de los 10 meses, fallos por todos los sitios.

Alimentatore non italiano batteria che non si ricaricava, difetto del surriscaldamento del angolo sinistro dello schermo dopo circa un anno si forma un alone stretto e verticale ed è il secondo con lo stesso difetto, reso, e la marca non il venditore il problema.

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