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Sony Xperia S Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia S
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Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
Editiorial reviews
12
4.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8
3.6 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
31
4.3 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
33
4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
48 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
6 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500MediaTek MT6757
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 220ARM Mali-400
N/A
RAM memory1 GB512 MB4 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in3.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution1280 x 720 px854 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyLED
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density342.0 ppi280.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution1.3 Mpx0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage32 GB8 GB32 GB
Memory card readernonoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Dimensions

Height5.04 in4.4 in6.1 in
Width2.52 in2.1 in2.95 in
Depth0.42 in0.5 in0.34 in
Weight5.08 oz3.88 oz6.7 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR2.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • HDMI
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
Video outputHDMINo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSA-GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1750.0 mAh1290.0 mAh3430.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h472.0 h
N/A
Talk time8.0 h5.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A

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