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Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3MediaTek MT6757
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-G71 MP20Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.8 in4.6 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi570.0 ppi319.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRyesyes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.55"
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • White
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.86 in5.04 in5.71 in
Width2.65 in2.68 in2.6 in2.64 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.36 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz5.47 oz4.55 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.04.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
N/A
USB
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
3.1
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
no

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
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h326.0 h620.0 h603.0 h
Talk time14.0 h20.0 h16.0 h10.1 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
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