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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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Editiorial reviews
22
4.6 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
0 %
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4.4 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
0 %
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User rating
36
4.4 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
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45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
26 %
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3.9 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
2 %
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31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.84 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A9Apple A10 Fusion
N/A
MediaTek MT6755
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.5 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi401.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
3D touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.8 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
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 detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
1/2.4"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.8
N/A
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 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
N/A
16 GB
Memory card readernonoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slotmicroSD
  • 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
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Aluminum
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightning
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specific
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0

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
N/A
  • 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
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
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 hotspotyesyesyes
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

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