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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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Editiorial reviews
15
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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0 %
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0 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
20 %
3 stars
10 %
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
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37
3.9 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
24 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
24 %
2 stars
2 %
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44
4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
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31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
19 %
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz
N/A
2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 Fusion
N/A
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895MediaTek MT6755
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-T860 MP2

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.8 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi401.0 ppi570.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesno
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.4"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.4"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
N/A
64 GB16 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
MaterialAluminum
N/A
N/A
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
yesno
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.15.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightning
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-CNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.1
2.0

Cellular

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

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Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8

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