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Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 10Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz3.09 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 Bionic
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3MediaTek MT6757
RAM memory2 GB12 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in7.6 in4.6 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px2208 x 1768 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED 2XIPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi373.0 ppi319.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
  • Samsung Ultra Thin Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRyesyes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px
N/A
4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/1.8
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
83.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
45.0 °
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
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.2
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
83.0 °
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (Second Camera)
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
N/A

Storage

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

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Mystic bronze
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • White
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Gorilla glass 6
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.45 in6.27 in5.04 in5.71 in
Width2.65 in2.68 in2.6 in2.64 in
Depth0.29 in0.66 in0.36 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz9.95 oz4.55 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
no
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Nano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version5.0
N/A
4.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
N/A
USB
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
No
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
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
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium Polymer
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh4500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h
N/A
620.0 h603.0 h
Talk time14.0 h35.0 h16.0 h10.1 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging
  • Wireless PowerShare
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Pump Express Plus 2.0

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