Along with the high-end Xperia XZ Premium, Sony has also launched two new phones meant for the mid-range market. The XA1 and XA1 Ultra are advertised by the Japanese firm as having a borderless edge-to-edge design, much like most of the high-end products announced during the show so far.
Sony Xperia XA1 specs
- 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core processor
- Mali T880 MP2 900MHz
- 3GB RAM
- 5-inch HD display with Image Enhance Technology, 720 x 1280 resolution
- 32GB storage, expandable via microSD up to 256GB
- 23-megapixel, 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS rear camera, Hybrid AF, SteadyShot, LED flash
- 8-megapixel, 1/4-inch Exmor R AF front camera, SteadyShot
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Qnovo Adaptive Charging
- 2,300mAh battery
- Android 7.0 Nougat
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
- 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core processor
- Mali T880 MP2 900MHz GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 6-inch Full HD display with Image Enhance Technology, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 32GB/64GB storage, expandable via microSD up to 256GB
- 23-megapixel 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS rear camera, Hybrid AF, SteadyShot, LED flash
- 16-megapixel 1/2.6-inch Exmor R AF front camera, SteadyShot, OIS
- Dual SIM
- 3G, LTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, Qnovo Adaptive Charging
- 2,700mAh battery
- Android 7.0 Nougat
The XA1 has a 5-inch HD display to go with that borderless edge, octa-core 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio P20 processor, 3GB of RAM and 23-megapixel rear camera coupled with a 8-megapixel front. The XA1 Ultra has a bigger 6-inch display to got with that Ultra moniker, 4GB of RAM and the same 23-megapixel rear camera, though the selfie camera has been upgraded to 16-megapixels.
The Xperia XA1 is set to be released on April for around $300, while the XA1 Ultra will be released this summer, without a price attached to it yet.
