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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA2
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Sony Xperia L2 smartphone review, a €249 (RRP) smartphone with a fingerprint scanner and Android 7.1.1.Read more
Launched in January 2018 with a sub-$250 price tag, the Xperia L2 is placed towards the budget-end of Sony’s smartphone range. Its main camera, reviewed here, is a 13Mp affair with a 1/3.06-inch sensor and f/2.0 lens. That’s a brighter optic than on the L1, which has an f/2.2 lens. Sony has opted for the fairly [...]Read more
Sony's solid budget phone fails to make an impactRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 7.1Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.84 GHz1.5 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionApple A9 APL0898MediaTek MT6737TQualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.0 in5.5 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1334 x 750 px1136 x 640 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi326.0 ppi267.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/3.06"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x3x3x5x
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4F/2.4F/2.4
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/3.06"1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Rose gold
  • Gold
  • Jet black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
N/A
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
nono
Shock resistantno
N/A
nono
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.44 in4.87 in5.91 in5.59 in
Width2.64 in2.31 in3.07 in2.76 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.39 in0.38 in
Weight4.87 oz3.99 oz6.28 oz6.03 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
nono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSBUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNo
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1960.0 mAh1642.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time240.0 h240.0 h572.5 h863.0 h
Talk time14.0 h14.0 h14.4 h39.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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