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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A10 FusionApple A11 BionicMediaTek MT6755
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.8 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1125 x 2436 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super Retina HD
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi458.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesno
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/3"1/2.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.8F/2.4
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
2x
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx7.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyes
  • Body and face detection
  • Face recognition
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2F/2.2
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readernononoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Surgical-grade stainless steel
N/A
Water resistantnoyesyesno
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in6.23 in5.65 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in3.07 in2.79 in3.11 in
Depth0.29 in0.29 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight6.77 oz6.63 oz6.14 oz7.13 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednononono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNoNo
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
Google Cast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh2900.0 mAh2716.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h384.0 h39.0 h708.0 h
Talk time24.0 h21.0 h21.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesno
Wireless charging nonoyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A

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