Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

  • Released 2017, October
    189g, 8.7mm thickness
    Android 7.0, up to Android 8.0
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 23MP
    1080p
  • 3/4GB RAM
    MT6757 Helio P20
  • 3430mAh
    Li-Ion

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G3421, G3412, G3416, G3426
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G3423
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G3421, G3412
  LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 29(700), 66(1700/2100) - G3423
  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G3416, G3426
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, August
Status Available. Released 2017, October
Body Dimensions 155 x 75 x 8.7 mm (6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz)
Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-T880MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM
Main Camera Single 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/4", AF
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3430 mAh battery
Charging Battery charging 10W (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Misc Colors Black, Blue, Pink, Gold
Models G3416, G3412, G3426, G3421, G3423
Price About 150 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1303 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1198
Basemark X: 9543
Display Contrast ratio: 1572 (nominal), 2.93 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 88dB / Noise 77dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -90.6dB / Crosstalk -83.5dB
Battery life

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus - User Reviews

  • Release pie update for Sony Xperia xa1 plus

  • Now I am using this phone and I think this is great phone for photos as it can make high resolution images which have so vivid colors, but video resolution is to low for 23mp camera

  • You are absolutely right. I am too facing the same issue with camera result. So bad results of 23mp camera and front 8mp is sooo much worse and blurry.

  • It's true. Jusy update to the latest software and presto it works perfectly for me.

  • Activate or download the AVG cleaner not the AVG protection.

  • Update your Xa1 Plus to the latest software and you will see the difference. Great phone. Fan of Samsung but I came back to Sony.

  • Been using this for years and never had any problems on it. I dont know why people here are always complaining but in my case the phone is buttery smooth and runs perfectly well. Maybe it is the XA1 that has issues and its proven but this one? I don think so, this is the upgraded version so issues were already resolved by Sony. I recommend this XA1 Plus. Go for it.

  • Not satisfied with it after 1 year phone doesn't work properly

  • Same issues here

  • yes true

  • in android 8 hangs all the time and error the process system is not responding occurs frequently has call answer issue music app issue buggy phone

  • Dont never buy

  • probably a security update or the update for android 8 oreo

  • iphone and lg use Sony sensors so that you are saying is not acurate.

  • I purchased this phone because of 23MP phone. But This is worst camera. Even 8MP of iPhone or 13MP of LG G2 is better. Others don't observe this issue? . Now I am not able to scan the documents with Google Drive which i used to do earlier with LG G2 13MP camera. If I directly take photo from whats app, then it becomes worse, I cannot read letters most of the times. This problem is there from my purchased date, unfortunately I did not mind much, since I have Sony alpha Camera and went to show room to check this issue after an year, its my fault not going within warranty period, they just increase the screen brightness and ask whether it is good?(they don't know how 23MP camera picture quality?)... Sometimes it hangs, i don't have gaming apps. I want to replace the tempered glass for this model, but not able to find anywhere in Singapore so far, looks outdated or people using this very rarely. Totally waste of my money, very unsatisfied. (I have 46" Sony Android TV, Sony alpha Camera, So I went to Sony), but this phone damages Sony brand's value from my mind.

  • What is the new software update for? Recently got an update.

  • Using it from 1.5 years and has been a great experience since then. Nice camera with wide angle lens, strong built as it fell from me a couple of times, nice fingerprint sensor response, extraordinary loudspeaker and good design. Only problem I'm facing lately is it has start to lag a little while using Google.

  • Heating problem while charging. And also heat while using mobile data. It have not 83% charging bar, It goes 84% from 82%. Very large bazzels, heavy phone. Very bad looking. Front facing camera is very bad.

  • A great phone with a strong battery it lasts up to 2 days

  • Re: Process System isn't responding hello I think updating xperia assist and support apps via google play will resolve the problem if you check google play you will be notified for new update of xperia assist, just update it, excute it and activate smart cleaner restart phone it is about 2 weeks I haven't seen this error hope not to see again

  • Don't ever buy it, the worst phone I've ever had in my life, the power button slowly stucks as you're using it, the network have problems, sometimes it works sometimes don't, low signal connection, don't buy it.

  • stay away from xperia XA plus. I have it and Its a disaster. it freezes all the time, bad camera and responding in so many cases even when I try just to answer a phone call. Also it is huge which is annoying to me, thick, very big with terrible screen to body ratio. I don't know about htc but what I am sure about it that SOny XA1 plus is not worth buying

  • hii guys/ which is better htc desire 12+ or sony xperia XA1 plus

  • I had may issues. The Data card is an issue. If you move stuff from phone to datacard, the phone gives problems. Format data card periodically to avoid problems.

  • Installed the update. Phone is smooth again. Homescreen not hanging on calls. Go for it.

  • the worst mobile i ever buy ... hanging all the time .. i hitted it several times on ground ... a very bad mobile ... i advice all not to buy it

  • Its just a security patch update rest is same

  • there is a new update . anyone has used it ? pls update here so know

  • Got new update anyone done? Pls give a review thank you

  • I'm having same problem. Did you fix yours? I started having this problem in December! 2018. I'm from Melbourne Australia.

  • Worst phone

  • Thanks for reply. i got relax after your reply. it means all xperia have same settings about battery. Before your reply, i thought that my xperia xa1plus is a defected device.

  • Yes, my xperia xa also has not 83% bar

  • When i charge it, its battery jump from 82% to 84%. i have not seen yet that it is 83% charged.

  • I was facing the same problem but what I did was clean the cache in system ui and restart. Now I don't have any problem like that. You should try too

  • My phone keeps getting the same! It freezes for a minute and that thing shows up. I need to know what's been causing it

  • I'm getting the same after the update. The screen freezes for a minute and that thing shows up! I need to find out what's been causing it

  • Hello it seems update did something to your device, so theres two ways: 1. Download xperia companion on pc and do software repair option ( it will hard reset device and erase everthing like user apps, data and etc. ) 2. Download flashtool and download latest rom by pressing on xperifirm and choosing xa1 plus device, best to use closest to yours country rom and once its downloaded, flashtool will prepare your rom for flash procedure so just wait until you get a pop up. Then follow instructions in pop up window and make sure your device wont get disconnected while flashing and remember first boot up could take a while, because device software went just like from factory, untouched.

  • Hello my brother got this phone. It got updated to android 8 and it keeps showing " PROCESS SYSTEM ISN'T RESPONDING " I went to sony forum with a topic of 4 pages about people complaining about this problem. Nobody responded. Please what to do? Warranty didn't fix it!

  • What's the possibility of Xa1plus updated to Android Pie?

  • Ather words uncle father

  • Sold separately fast charger (depends frm region maybe) got regular charger out of the box. It takes 3.5hrs to fully charge.(great SOC).

  • How fast it take to full charges, does we buy another charger to charge mobile fast

  • I got it in 13999rs from Flipkart

  • Hi maybe you can try to do a hard reset via xperia companinion pc app, but better solution would be to reflash the rom so it will be completely fresh.

  • after update the speaker quality increased sound is crystal clear

  • Hi after ive updated my xperia xa1 plus my signal reception droped and is now consistently weak while having good signal using other phones. Please help what should i do?

  • Well if you keep a lot apps on it will start.. but not as hot as it would be from 3D gaming.

  • Guyz...is xa1 plus has overheating issues??

  • I have no idea what are yoi talkin about, if you use one of xa1 lines maybe you got a device with other country rom, as mycame with russia one and the signal was poor until I flashed central europe rom, the flash procedure is not hard since flashtool has integrated xperifirm and once you download the rom it does everything automatically to start flashing.. Its not like older days were you had exclude some files, covert file to flash format and etc.. Its gone.. I have xa1 plus and since its a mediatek device Iam super impressed how well its optimized, of course you cant compare it to flagship performance but Iam not a gamer and theres no need to have one if you do simple daily tasks, the only disapointment is camera at low light (using shutter speed 1/30 disables laggy experience), but in good light the 23mpx does crispy detailed, real color photos and maybe a screen bluesh white color tint, but I fixed it with night light filter, which I have always turned on and forgot about it. Battery easy goes full day thats what you need and battery care charges it slowly if your repetetive long charging habits are detected. So its made to last ;)

  • All the other is failure XA1, XA1 PLUS, XA2, XA2 ULTRA. Difficult to catch a glimpse, No means grasp a phone performance with 8 cores. Difficult to catch WIFI signal. It will brake your nerves, i'm very sorry for the sonys downfall, it was once a top now its tinsel

  • System error has gone after the new update.

  • Available on flipkart for 14k Rs. Also sony website price has been reduced also, so dealers will also sell around this price

  • bro where you bought 14k?

  • After update I noticed that front facing camera has gesture shot, also back camera macro improved

  • All dual sim models of this phone are 4 gb ram

  • Supports jio. New update is excellent & phone is back to butter smooth again. Reason to update via Pc instead of wifi is that chance of bugs is very less here compared to wifi. Excellent phone in this price range 14000 Rs.

  • Can I ask how to update your phone via pc? I'm not tech savvy

  • Is it support 4g volte ( jio) ?

  • Ok, Thank you. But battery backup is very good.

  • Got 2.73 update on CE1, November Security Patch, maybe someone knows whats more? Feels smooth as well.

  • how to check RAM 3gb or 4gb

  • Asia(Pilipinas)

  • My Xperia XA1 plus keeps restarting on its own when I use an app or play games after about 10 to 15 minutes...... Experts please help

  • maybe u just don't know how to be contented to ur phone. I had that phone since august And No Problem at all. it's just u who have the problem

  • hi i'm facing a issue with this mobile. 1- brightness is gud in all application but when i play video it goes to deem light. i cant see properly if night seen overthere in videos, please revert what should i do

  • Which region? I use CE1 and still on 2.50

  • Settings. Battery. Battery care off. This will make device charge faster 80%-100%.

  • I have clicked & developed pictures from both cameras & they are awesome. The phone has a loud loudspeaker. Its great for listening to loud music or talking handsfree. Processor is power friendly but don't expect blazing performances from multi tasking. 4 gb ram helps in butter smooth usage. Battery is better than my dad's note 5......

  • Version 48.1.A.2.73

  • I bought this device 8 days ago, Price 14500 from market. Very bad device, very bad front camera, sound quality is very bad in earphones, total hardware is very bad, only display quality is good. Xperia E4 have only 2mp front camera which is better than 8mp front camera of Xperia xa1 plus. After 80%charge, it gives very very slow charging which takes 1 hour to reach 100% from 80%.

  • What is the version of the updates?

  • New update for xa1plus has arrived.. What is for? Anyone

  • Hey bro just don't upgrade it to oreo. Cheers 🥂

  • Got it on India flipkart sale. Rs 12600/- Great camera still photos. Day light & dim light. Battery is superb, so much better than anything around. Loudspeaker in call volume is award winning. This is a steal at Rs 14k it sells on now. There is a software update available today. Not updating though. Waiting

  • Already using Nokia 6.1 4gb version but don't has good feel also pic n sounds no doubt. Nokia has sharp edges which gets damaged easily. Which I don't like. Always have to use with cover No use

  • I can agree with cameras being poor at very bad light but in good light and manual mode its decent and sharp, with its wide lens you can do nice landscapes

  • i did have this phone and the front and back cameras are of poor quality

  • sony xperia xa1 plus the best one....I use it and very pleased...

  • Hi i just got a strange thing inside this device, when I enter settings and type dsee hx in search bar it finds the option of this feature, but when I press on it, it gets just to sound settings and there is no any option about dsee hx. So conclusion might be that this device have some of Z5 or earlier device internals which are supporting hi res audio, but due software its not enabled right? Can anyone ask sony about this?

  • Hi, i have no issues with screen burn in or whatever you could call it(how it comes to ips lcd?) , but I didnt like color corection results so I have installed app called Night Shift using it on temperature picked on left ( the warmest one) abd intensity 50percent, first time I was slowly increasing warmth colors because it was unusual to this bluish screen of xa1 plus, but now I found my best setup and using it any day time :) Now I cant imagine using this phone without this app, my eyes feels uncomfortable if it used without it in night :)

  • I solved it yay changed white balance R 76 G 76 B 73 I found this and i didn't expect that gonna work No more ghost issue 😊

  • Bro did you notice that this device has screen burning issue which if you kept opening something for like 15 or 10 min it burns on the screen. They have to solve it by decreasing the contrast

  • Audio through headphones are amazing, you just have to get decent earbuds like JBL T290 or skullcandy smokin buds2 get a poweramp player and enable hi res audio via settings (opengl es hd), you will be amazed, default player does a decent job too but poweramp is nuts in terms of bass and clarity:)

  • Recently i bought this under flipkart sale. Got it for 12600/- It was made in aug 2018 I got 8.0 inbuilt device. Running so smooth. Feels very sensitive Excellent battery Medicore display Medicore camera Medicore audio (speaker & headphones) Medicore fast charge.( Doesn't display fast charging) No jio direct video call. Inbuilt only 22gbavailable. Ok ok for price. Nokia 6.1 plus might be better than this.

  • It's a user fault coz they upgraded from 7 to 8 Android via phone not via pc. I hve no issues with software at all coz i updated my phone via pc

  • do you think such telephone still exists under 300$ without lags and overheating?

  • It has Volte, please check before posting.

  • Hard reset is the way to solve errors, you can do this via xperia companion, you will lose all data it will make your phone software go from scratch, those errors occurs especially moving to next android version and its mainly users fault because it depends what tasks are running in background apps and etc.. I always do a hard reset in those updates and no issues. Also I dont have any touch issues, my phone have droped hardly few times although it has slim silicone case and glass protection and it works flawlessly

  • Yes, This is exactly

  • Please don't buy this mobile totally waste headphone not good camera also bad am purchase 23.05.2018 after 5 month 24.09.2018 my mobile not working totally down am submit to service center but they are not issue any one of stand by feeling totally disappointed. Please don't buy this mobile.

  • There are a lot of complains on the offcial Sony site, that in this model very often SYSTEM ERROR occurs. The display stops working and that's all. Is it true?

  • Hey, if you want performance go for XA1 plus better cpu speed and faster gpu it has better audio recording and better 3.5mm jack quality, that crapsung only has better display at sunlight view because of burn in amoled tech and also it has a glass on the back which is not advantage in durability, this owns better selfie camera thats it, but xperia has better back camera and better video stabilization feature plus a beefier battery and finger print on best position ever:)

  • Yes it does, just no volte calls so recommend buy dual sim variant you can swap main network sim in settings so no reboot required to get back to 4g

  • Does this phone support 4G ?

  • Too bad ((. My phone was dropped two times and there is a big scratch mark on the bottom of my phone(((

  • Does this phone support Jio 4g Volte network ?

  • I want to choose from this and the samsung a5 2017. Which is better?

  • Which model sony xa1 plugs dual is available in india does it support fast charging. Does the charger come with mobile is fast charger or not. What is approximate time of charging handset???

  • It takes almost 3 hours to fully charge. Although it starts at fast rate but, slows gradually as it nears to 100%. I got my Xperia XA1 Plus (dual sim) previous year at aroud Rs 25000. Now price has dropped to around Rs 19000. One thing you can be sure about this Sony handset is that "NO COMPROMISE IN THE SOUND DEPARTMENT". Audio quality is just awesome even with the default sony earphone provided with package. If you want to buy it for gaming purpose, I'll suggest you to look for other handset. A cheaper Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 with SOC SD636 beats it in gaming but, is no match for Sony camera and sound quality. I can tell this because I own both. If you are not a big fan of Hybrid sim then you can buy this handset as Sony is about to release expensive XA2 version in coming months with hybrid sim slot and will probably stop this model to facilitate their new model sale. Such a DUMB move by Sony and they will complain why they cannot compete in Indian market.

  • It takes around 2 hrs and 55 min to fully charge your device from 1% to 100%. Typically i charge my device only upto 90% which takes less than 2 hrs and i get 1 day of heavy usage Yes it does support fast charging which comes with Qnovo adaptive charging. But i won't recommend you this device because you will see corner softness in photos and lowlight photos are not that good compared to Samsung. I want to sell this phone but only because of beefy battery and no lag performance i am keeping it.

  • What time does xa1 plus take for full charge, any one help plz. Does it support fast charging and which model are available in India????

  • I have bay this mobile from America (New York ) unlocked and I have it in Cyprus. I m very disappointed because neither my mobile signal nor my subscriber I have, nor dose it recognize wifi, ITS GARBAGE. I gave it to my baby who was two years old to play

  • In my case it takes only 2hrs and 30 minutes sometimes less to fully charged. I will recommend you to turn off the battery care for fast charging.

  • I bought this phone from 2 day And I tell you to don't buy it Because the battery take more than 4 hours to full charge, that is the only problem

  • At a glance weather widget beta version has been added in the new update

  • What features about Xperia XA1 plus update 48.1.A.2.50?

  • IT really sucks! I own IT 2 days. No Good Point of view.

  • About performance this phone is soo good but you tried to play the heaviest game now which is pubg this game have a bad optimization unlike ios so you will play this game with smooth mid frame rates and you will notice a lag. So you can use GFX tool and play this game so smooth and 60 fps with so little lag. Maybe in the future game get better optimization. But keep in mind even Samsung s9 won't be smooth while HD or HDR or ultra like little quality. That's not mean that this phone isn't good enough no its a monster. But tgis game is a big monster need phone higher than 600$ to run smoth

  • Who asking about heating :- This phone never heats if you are using a fan in your room at summer even with heavy games, and it will heats of ur aren't using a fan that's normal. In winter this phone will never heat.

  • August update :- Much faster fingerprint opening. Phone getting faster and less animation make the phone smother than before. Much data saver and app closing in background better. Battery life better than before by an edge. For all better stability for all functions. *Waiting for double tap to sleep bext version

  • Installed Aug5 package, seems this device handling better in multi tasking now, hard to say about battery life but we will see, so far so good, maybe only issue or it is placebo for me that the camera cant get better macro shots versus previous version of update which could do a closer ones. I might think that this update could be a preparation module for android pie development, but as its mediatek device chances this is true are close to zero :D

  • Whats the new update 48.1.2.50 390mb has, any changes?

  • notice that, xperia xa1 plus does not have gyroscope, VR is totally useless, you can only move 360 videos by touching the screen.

  • Whats the new update for? Aug 5 patch... Updated already. Anyone?

  • After giving it for repair for 2weeks at the authorized service centre and replacing it's motherboard and battery...still the issue exists...have demanded for a new handset

  • All phones will get some heat at some point, especially the metal ones, but they also cool down faster then glass or plastic. What people do not understand is: just holding a device for more then 15 minutes in your hand will bring it's temperature at your body temperature, that would be 36 celsius. Now ad cpu worming up from doing the tasks it has to do, then of course ad the screen. All devices get worm to hot, it all depends on how they are made to dissapate heat. Platic devices might not be that worm outside, but that's not going to really say the actuall temp of the cpu. A metal device get's hotter faster, and that's normal. Metal spreads heat, and actually the cpu might be safer. I presume they all use the oportunity to make the devices case, a big "silent cooler". That would be just my presumption, not an.actual fact.

  • Go for Nokia 6.1 2018. Way better in everyway possible, from build quality to updstes. And cheapper, at least, where i leave.

  • hello everyone I bought this phone about 2months ago. and i have to say that im pretty impressed with the performance of the phone. before i purchasing this i read your opinion regarding the oreo update. so i never try to update my phone what i did was cancel the update. i know it's little bit hectic when you have to force stop the update day by day but still i recon this phone is worth for the price tag it comes with. only the issue i came across with the phone is the loudness of the speaker is not that much specially when you are viewing a you tube video. camera quality is ok.. battery backup was amazing.. in my opinion it's better to buy this phone other than buying Samsungs shitty mid ranges.

  • Yea after oreo update lots of problems has started and moreover some important features like customization and night mode has been removed

  • I am using this phone since 7 months and was fine in all areas however just in the last couple of weeks I wasn't able to use any onscreen functions like receiving a call and touch issues..then started the hanging issues and then restarting and finally it won't start up or charge..give it for repairs and seems some hardware battery issues..all this after the Oreo update

  • I just bought this phone for 199eur at local gsm store, Im impressed that this phone has much better display than xa2 in terms of color reproduction, contrast wise its same :)

  • me too..same as yours why does it happen

  • The issues with touch screen was on XA1 not in plus, xa1 has 5' 720p display, xa1 plus owns 5.5 1080p and this phone came with xz1 and xz1 compact so its whole new built, I have it and there no issiues with touch, even in very hot summer

  • I was thinking of buying this phone and i came across some people here and there that says this phone have touch screen issues.is this true? Now I'm thinking of buying the Nokia 6.1 but still I wanna buy this phone so badly.

  • Do a hard reset via pc software called xperia companion :)

  • Can any one help me,, My phone always says Processing system is not responding..it started when i upgraded to Andriod 8

  • I was a fan of sony until i bought this xa1plus phone, its been just 4mnths i bought the phone and i already startd having issues with camera, it doesnt open n says it might be in use with other application

  • This phone doesn't support 4k neither 60fps so no need to worry.

  • It's way better than Samsung mid range phones and of course Chinese phones. Battery life, camera, speed and built quality is awesome.

  • any heating issues?? there ??? while using camera,,,high display ,,,,or gaming ????????????

  • HELLO SONY USERS....i wanna buy xa1 plus..can u say what is battery back up with stamina mode and with out???? what is the screen on time with stamina and with out stamina???

  • Sony is better phones its a outstanding performance good processor camera go for it

  • You can take the phone without any hesitation. Cause all the products of Sony is outstanding. Besides, everybody knows that the technology of Japan is the best technology. I also have used a Sony smartphone.

  • Do a hard reset/software repair via xperia companion

  • it also happens to my phone once in a while..

  • Go for sony no doubts, XA1 plus is amazing, i have it and its design is stunning, very elegant.. Speed is very good, cameras amazing, audio recording is hq stereo so no problems with calls, every hardware part is on high quality :) this is nothing like advertised samsung or worse a xiaomi which makes cool design and a chip for good price but that costs other hardware parts which is not in great quality.. Go for full quality, go for SONY :)

  • hello! can anyone help me i am from india and want to buy a good phone confused between xperia xa1 plus and galaxy a6 plus. a6 plus is quite over prised but i don't want Chinese phones like oppo vivo mi. is this phone good? or please suggest any kind of phone which is good Thank you.

  • Just google it, there is easier way without flash. I did flash international version on docomo z3 just fine, but try the closest region, if mot, nfc not detect

  • Xa2 plus though!

  • Iam using this phone with full brightness and stamina mode enabled at 35percent, when stamina mode is activated, the screen brightness is low. I like this phone endurnace it easily lasts me two days. In workplace Iam surfing on the net, watching some videos, do photos or some short video but afterwork I use it as a hotspot station on mobile data for good 6 hours in that two days. Iam not a heavy user of services in one time and also not a gamer.. But I see that this phone holds amazingly well on stamina mode or low brightness.

  • Tell u r user experiance as if the mobile has 100% and activated stamina mode, then how many days it comes and whats the screen on time> and similarly if stamina mode is deactivated?

  • I took a look at xperifirm and it seems your model is G3423 so there is two regions on customized builds the Argentina Customized AR and Generic LAM Customized GEL which is sim free as your US version. They're with fingerprint sensor button feature enabled so there is no risk of brick by flashing those just follow that guy comment on older page where he explains how to do it safely and have fun :)

  • Does anyone know if flashing different firmware onto the US XA1 Plus will enable the fingerprint scanner or if it will brick the phone because of some random incompatibility? Thanks.

  • No that's no from touch screen that is from that curve in sides which not covered with screen protector

  • I have bought this phone two weeks ago I noticed that touch screen has issue in left and right edges when you inter test menu bye dialing *#*#7378423#*#* and want to examine touch tests specially in draw grid test you can not pass it easily

  • The only way to make your phone to run on latest software is to flash other region rom which you can find in xperifirm pc program, there is a guy who clearly explains how to do it on G3412 but it is 100percent same on G3416 the comment might be on 2 or 3 page of this opinion thread ;) In xperifirm you will clearly see which region is on latest software personally all phones based in russia have best software and no bloat apps ;)

  • My G3416 is stuck at Build number: 48.0.A.1.54. I tried to check either on Sony website by using IMEI or Xperia companion, and the result were "your device software is up to date". Is there anyway to update it?

  • Download xperia companion on pc and do hard reset, you will loose all data on internal storage but you can do backup before that :)

  • "Process system is not responding" why is this happening? Hang or lag. Annoying. Android 8 already. Any solutions?

  • Guys i have this phone is this phone make colors saturated even without super vivid? It make colors more darker

  • I Bought this phone when my toughts got between this and XA2", well XA1 plus is amazing phone it has the old good sturdy design, well for hardware part processors between those are almost same just camera capabilities on xa2 are better but front facing camera is better on xa1 it has autofocus and overall its just a more multimedia purposed device I love its larger screen size, better battery and finger print o the side button is super comfy to use and camera location just eliminates finger smudging over the lens which could happen on XA2:)

  • There's no option to tap for wake or sleep in screen. Sad.

  • This phone gonna reach to me black and gold colors so I'm gonna put my full review soon :)

  • Well most of the time Iam also having 2 or 1 bars but my 4g speed is pretty decent, cant complain about slow or laggy surfing etc. So this might your sim card provider doesnt have good setting for low signals or so...

  • Hello there, my only sim card was placed on the first sim slot all the time, the network setting is always 4g preferred/3g/2g, the 4g connectivity has only 2 bars of signal max within my area, but then I tried with my family's phone such as Samsung S5 and Oppo Neo 7, they both went 3 to 4 bars constantly. Therefore I set the network to 3g preferred/2g, receiving 3 bars max but the speed is terribly slow, my heart sunk so deep and preparing to change a new one. Just hoping for an effective solution that can fix this problem, cause I really love this phone's robustness. :

  • I think it supports 4 g in both sims at same time.

  • Maybe in your sim card settings network type is not 4g/LTE? I have two sim cards in my phone but second one is automatically choosen for wcdma connection which is 3g, however iam not using second card for network, my first one was auto choosen for LTE connection, Iam wondering if you using one sim maybe its in second slot and results in 3g connection?

  • I'm not sure yet, but I have been looking at Nokia 7 Plus or 5.1 when it's released. Or perhaps I go back to Samsung.

  • Sorry that I need to clarify my statement, forgot that my family member's mobile data connectivity are working fine, ignore the area issue, just need a phone that works my data without failures, thanks a lot.

  • Thanks for your reply, it's sad that no solutions for fixing this issue, I am satisfied with this phone for every aspect, but data connectivity is the only exceptional... Btw what phone u are using now? Planning to change a new one for better data connectivity, seems the data connectivity of my area is weaker than the others, need a situation changer. Your reply means a lot to me, thanks again. :>

  • I have the same problem and only fix is getting a new phone (my A3 2017 had much better connectivity). Also, no security updates for months.

  • Hello guys, anyone had mobile data connectivity problems on Sony xa1 plus? I am experiencing a terrible mobile data connectivity problem with my device, any effective method to solve this problem? Kindly reply me if there's any, thank you very much. Btw, my device model is G3416.

  • Just bought one as a back up for around USD218 in Hong Kong. Immediately ran all the updates (to Oreo) and security patches, and then a factory reset before setting up the phone. For this price it is a good device especially it's got a finger print sensor ON THE POWER BUTTON. The screen is a bit dull for my liking but for this price it's acceptable.

  • The only way to repair it is to do a software repair via xperia companion. Download it on pc It is hard reset so you will loose all data on your mobile storage and it will completely eliminate all bugs. This often happens not only with sony mobiles mainly because you were turned on some services and etc and during update something didnt get right..

  • After Oreo update my phone hangs a lot. After 10 seconds I get an error " process cant be completed" Model G3416 /Build number 48.1.A.2.21

  • Iam seeing that other regions got the latest software version, but ce1 still stuck at nougat, but I think it will get the update very soon. Sony is amazing never tought that mtk processor can be optimized so good because oreo version is way more faster.. the reason I bought this phone because I think its the last generation of "boxy" design but more importantly very handy power button with fast finger print reader...amazing. My friend has XA2 Ultra and its just amazing too but he says my device is more comfy tu use, the weight of both devices is not a standart, but this is quality... Sony devices are always completely done in all aspects, audio, cameras, battery care and so on.. True love..

  • Hi just install xperifirm in pc and look for xa1 plus line, mine is G3412 model and there you have some countries software involved including ru, ce1, greece and etc.. I reccomend to pick RU / KZ/ or Greece they are almost the same but I think greece have spotify when other is not, double press on your choice and download. Second step is to download flash tool. Also look for a fsc script file for XA1 plus (all versions) xda devs forum its required when flashing the phone, you will get ant auto message that flash tool found fsc file before flash.. Ftf file tutorial When you get to the step when you press tools>create>fileset decrypt or create, you choose create this tutorial was with old soft versions which has filesets so then you choose decrypt option but XA1 plus only create.. This is tutorial how to flash your ftf via flashtool , just make sure in sin field (wipe) you tick all boxes for xa1 plus there will be 3 or 4 boxes just cant remember so your phone will go from the scratch Fsc file from xda

  • Can you please share some information on RU ROM. Any link will be helpful.

  • I need some help please my phone can not sense the touch,can not draw the pattern.

  • Sony is ultimate

  • hehe no worries I just flashed RU official rom which is on latest oreo builds without unlocking bootloader so this mobile now is a beast, performance improved a lot and less bloatware than CE1 :))

  • if you play a game that ask for multitouch 4 fingers or more can not?

  • Well i took a little look at Xperifirm for all G3412 software versions and it seems that CE1 latest build are on Nougat... UK or France softwares are on Oreo... Should I just patiently wait for Oreo? Is there any possibility that CE1 wil not get Oreo? :(

  • Hi I just did it now and it seems both phone and companion can't update to oreo because it identifies current software as up to date :(

  • Just download Xperia companion software on PC and make a software repair

  • Hello i just bought this device and Iam not receiving oreo update. Is that normal? Device: Xperia XA1 Plus dual (G3412) Market: Central Europe 1 Operator: Customized CE1 SW ID/Version: 1309-1866 / 48.0.A.1.131

  • Yes, it does.

  • does it support usb otg?

  • wich xa1 plus can play usb OTG??

  • It's 4g+3g

  • hi I have a 275 $ budget. what phone do u recommend. that have a perfect camera . a perfect performance and a perfect battery life and it's 5,5" or higher and thanks .

  • After updating the Android OS to Oreo, phone vibrates when receiving sms even the vibrate toggle was already turned off... Any solution to this?...

  • Because you had to do factory reset before update

  • Hai...! Sony moblies...

  • Sony Xperia is way better camera

  • Xa1 plus my friend. It has fingerprint scanner and has a great battery life. But if u can stretch ur budget a bit go for much newer xa2 or xa2 ultra.

  • xa1 plus is much much better

  • Dear frd...! I'm always use Sony mobiles only... but I'm in confused to purchase Xa1 plus (or) R1 plus in both these mobiles which one is better...

  • My itÂ’s have a MTK chip instead of snapdragon cpu,and also this phone have no Gyroscope so it canÂ’t detect rolltation!!

  • Hi, can anyone tell me if it supports 4G+3G or 3G+3G dual sim operation? Thanks

  • Guys which is better and which phone is worthy, Sony XA1 Plus or the Asus Zenfone 5Q??? Guys please help me, I can't decide between the two of them.

  • Xa1 plus opkors, its very simple my friend u can simply read the battery score test of this site and compare. I had this phone before and the battery life is awesome, now i upgraded to xa2 ultra. See it fof urself

  • Hi dears, which mobile is better for camera and longer durability, iPhoneSE or Sony Xperia XA1 plus

  • I have little bit confusion to select mobile between iPhoneSE and Sony Xperia XA1 plus

  • The honor 8 pro is a old phone u more stand a chance with the xa1 plus

  • Do a virus scan an se if any app messing around

  • Will Sony XA1 Plus get next Android P Software Update or Oreo is last update? Please tell since i am confused whether to buy XA1 Plus or Honor 8 PRO.

  • Will Sony XA1 Plus get next Android P Software Update or Oreo is last update? Please tell since i am confused whether to buy XA1 Plus or Honor 8 PRO.

  • I have upgraded to Oreo 8.0 and I have a problem which is that the phone has a lag every 10 minutes. I don't know why is that. I restored the phone to its original state and the same problem still exists. The internal memory has 10gb free and the ram never goes behind 2.3gb full. Can someone tell me why is that?

  • what about the camera? is it better or Huawei mate 10 lite?

  • To all my xa1 plus fans I have upgraded to oreo so far vibration feels different in a gd way, speaker quality seem to improve abit an also Tru headphone jack. As for battery am still monitoring the battery but dere was sme overnite drainage. One problem I detect so far is Dat wen a notification comes in while ur listening to music Tru ur headphones the music goes sky high den go back to normal level it happens for like a 3 to 4seconds den go back to normal. User interface has been changed aswel. I will tell u further way else I detect be safe.

  • It's laggy cuz ur cache memory is high an check ur internal memory se if it's low aswel dat can be one of the cuz

  • Does not feel anything like it has 3gb of RAM, so slow and laggy. The worst part is the camera. So slow for the camera to come on and save pictures. Battery takes 3.5 hours to charge.

  • You aren't right cuz p20 better than snapdragon 630 go for YouTube you gonna find that and we all shocked. Stop putting rules in technology cuz the technology has no rules.

  • Hi Regarding the mobile taking the amount of 24000/- . after upgrading the 8.0 oreo some of the basic features are gone. Example: Night mode is not there , atleast tap to wake up is not there now even below 10000 phones are available, camera is using plastic instead of glass. still if u follow ones after few months sony will expire in the market make changes in desgin also .sorry to say... not satisfied with product.

  • w/ android 8 s.o.t= 5 - 7hrs since last full charge=1day+(5-12hrs) w/ full brightness data/wifi satisfied guys?

  • The only problem is ugly design the rest ok

  • Both

  • I have to laugh at some of u becuz my Sony xa1 plus working sweet like ah ferrari. Plays any game in the highest graphics without any FORM OF LAG OR PROBLEM!!! BATTERY LIFE CRAZY!!!!!!! Helio p20 fully satisfied! I have no problem atol with my phone. Way some of u fail to realise is Dat deres a solution to every problem, do ur researches people an know about the phones before u start to run Dwn the phones.

  • Xa1 plus occasionally shows "Tethering error" message without using Hotspot or tethering. Is it bug? Mine is duos Sim G3416.

  • Fabulous.

  • Worst phone I ever had. Takes great photos but it gives me a never ending flow of error messages, lock ups, etc. Fingerprint reader died after just 2 weeks of use. Now with the last update suddenly the battery drains twice as fast and getting a new range of error messages. Also having problems with bad connection and the bluetooth can't connect to my car. I tried with other phones and they connect just fine. I bought this phone in Belgium where they told me it had international warranty. Came back home (Argentina) and contacted the local Sony after the problems started. They said they are not gonna help because the phone was bought abroad. Contacted Sony Belgium and was told by them "sorry but the phone has NO international warranty. Contact Sony Argentina again. First and LAST Sony phone for me. This company has terrible customer support. They couldn't care less.

  • how was the batterry of sony xa1 plus?thanks

  • thats why they say buy it late . dont buy early .

  • Hi How is the oreo update for sony xa1 plus? Does the battery life improved? Or does it eats a lot of power? Thanks

  • Everything is better..... Bt Some times Hanging... 4gb RAM mobile also Hanging what is this...

  • Of course A7 because the processor is better. Every thing Is better in A7 2017

  • Or in short SnapDragon is always better.

  • If your into HIGH GRAPHIC game and are always SET TO HIGH..... Go for the Snapdragon SoC's like XA2..... Eitherway MediaTek SoC's will do fine in Low Settings.

  • Im a heavy online gamer, does the xa1+ do the job for me?...... i mean does this phone can manage to play heavy games without lags?........ Thanks for the answer, it helps a lot.......

  • Same here. I left my galaxy s6 because it had lags but same here

  • Greetings. Which is better, Sony Xperia XA1 Plus or Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)?

  • is there a interational 64GB releasing soon? if yes i wait if no i just i grab one of this . The ver 2 is ugly design and battery life is not as expected for the flagship . Who knows what ver 3 brings . Love sony but if gets ugly and terrible battery life . Then thats it . Sony Mobile dark ages is here .

  • But I am not having any lag or problems. Pretty fast after oreo update.

  • there is many lag in the phone even with android 8.0 and don't forget the signal problem

  • sony xperia x better

  • Because it's clean all old android files and we will be not face any problems in the future most of problems started after updated by this reason only

  • Please help me choice between sony xperia xa1 plus and sony xperia x

  • Why need to factory reset after updating to android 8?

  • Sony for sure...have already..Excellent

  • Bro hows the performance... any lags??? battery life...??

  • Speaker sound is the most loudest then any other Sony phone and after updating its same only

  • Bro how is speaker sound

  • After updating oreo just do one thing. Do factory reset ur phone and update ur applications and then U can use it without any problems

  • SONY izz really Faithful Partner of Google and Android; I Must Say, i am happy to see that SONY izz actually Improving; His efforts are seen in his work. Out of 27 New Oreo Features in total, i discovered around 23 of them. It's 85% Stock Android; So sony's tagline of "Close to Stock android Xperience" izz actually true. But I hope to see Android P in Mediatek Chipsets as well because i am really happy with your efforts that you have put to Upgrade the Device from N to O. Actually Oreo has been developed from Ideas of customizations; i mean sony has always provided the battery usage in details along with showing screen/display time use, also battery percentage indicator is always there on sony's phone. These are some of features that Google actually Introduced in this BIG update to every handsets who were not having battery % indicator in android N and so on. So Indirectly, SONY was actually ahead when he launched 2017 phones with all these things in android N. This is called Future Planning. Also, SONY has added some new things from his side like One Handed Operations and New Clock Design in Xperia XA1 Plus. But one important thing SONY needs to improve is to provide Regular Security Patches irrespective of any chipsets of any price range, as all chipsets and price range are under one roof; i.e. SONY. so SONY should actually take daily reports and statistics from all chipset departments so that we receive updates very fast and specific. SONY could have updated the XA1 plus Oreo to march security patch as it got released in march ending. But Yes, Now Waiting for Android P in Later December to Arrive; Because if it does, then it will Definitely Change the People's Mindsets for SONY'S Device whether it be High Range or Mid Range or Low Range, SONY HAS COVERED IT ALL. I want this statement to be heard from the competitors coz they are looking towards SONY in a very Optimistic Way right now.

  • I donot own a zenfone 4. But it looks good on paper. I own a XA1+. Camera is very good on outdoors. But have issues while shooting indoors or low light conditions. There is a bit of focusing issues on low light conditions. But the details are amazing on outdoor conditions. Xa1+ Battery is very very very good. Audio is crisp and clear through headphones. I own a zenfone 3 and it is pretty good, especially after oreo update. I like the audio of zenfone 3 better than sony xa1+. Camera also focuses faster in lowlight(laser auto focus). I think asus is improving. So probably Asus zenfone 4 will be a better choice. Or Go for XA2 of sony.

  • how long have you been using XA1 plus?? Can you please tell me any defects you found while using the device ... I am planning to buy one

  • Should i go for XA1 Plus or Asus Zenfone 4 ZE554KL? Most important things for me are everyday use smoothness, audio quality (using my own jack headphones), picture quality and screen quality. Currently I'm using xperia t3 for 3,5 year. Zenfone is 25 USD more expensive, has better processor (snap 630), same amount of ram as xperia (4gb), rear camera with ois (but front lacking even autofocus) and 64 gb. When it comes to camera I shoot quite a bit of photos indoors (when there is some artificial light). Is xa1 plus good camera for such hand-held shots compared to zenfone or zenfone with ois will have some edge over it?

  • Oreo update available in India bro

  • Friends how is android update to Oreo ....is there any issues with it... anyone updated to oreo

  • Hi im using xa1plus but after using the phone for twonweeks its shutting fdown and its not workin! So they replace new one but after unsing 5days same issue i face so dont buy xa1plus

  • XA1+ my choice, i myself own one. Its great, stylish and lux

  • Which one is the best J7pro or xa1 plus ? Why?

  • Friends anyone updated Oreo (android 8.0) which is available in India

  • In a few days, I will be buying my first smartphone. I don't care much about the internal specs. What I'm looking for in a phone are quality and design, with less issues. My choices are narrowed down to just two phones: Nokia 7 and Xperia XA1 Plus. So please help me decide which of the two should I buy. Thank you.

  • The sound is loud an clear but cud be better for the specs of 88decibels and the audio quality cud be better still Tru headphone jack. Let's hope Sony future updates fix dese minor audio bugs

  • Very2 loud sir

  • Get the xa2 instead.

  • The speaker loudness of this smartphone is way higher than regular Sony smartphones.

  • Value for money.

  • I never advice everybody to buy XA1 plus series.I Just bought.And I awared of when I watching my instagram stories video is broken.So ı left telephone to service.They gave me new one in 10 days.it made me very happy that they are interested.But second new telephone has same problem.it really upset me.You gave alot of money and You cant use.I had posted my video abou that Twitter,instagram facebook.I left telephone back.I wanted them give my money back.So I never advice.İf you are using instagram..DonÂ’t waste your Money.

  • Very good mobile good battery life look nice

  • how about the sound? I am Sony user but I have problem in the loudspeaker/volume of my phone..

  • Ali how is this phone??

  • Amir how is this Phone?? Pls

  • Go for the compact phone

  • I have received Android 8.0 Update on 16-3-2018 it's better know and faster with few bug in UI but the problem of signal receive still here and it's an acceptable

  • thanks for information

  • I'm checking the camera of "xa1 plus". Both camera of this phone are very good . Plenty of details and lower noise in comparison with Xperia Xz. It's very well...

  • which is best sony xa1 plus, htc desire 10 pro, Huawei Mate 10 Lite or Huawei Nova 2 plus ? need best camera

  • Please elaborate your needs to help you better, obviously the xa1 ultra is a display and selfy beast keep in mind no fingerprint scanner, and the xa1 plus is a battery beast with a very loud speaker and a fingerprint scanner, the display is decent too.

  • Sony and lag are water and oil.

  • I m wandering witch phone to by xa1 ultra or xa1 plus? What do you think?

  • planning to buy this phone. i don't play heavy games just want a phone for making calls internet and clicking normal decent pics is it worth? hope it don't lags as samsung touchwiz.

  • Ur so fussy. Better buy keypad phone or better yet create ur own phone that suits your fussyness. P@thetic.

  • What about the weight? It's heavy for girls, I think

  • Real camera not good working

  • It is definitely not certified but watch this video anyway.

  • Does xa1+ is splash proof?

  • Thanks bro

  • Thanks bro for your opinion.

  • Very good performance no lags at all, battery?? Fabulous battery life, if you can find xa2 for the same price then it is slightly a better option for you.

  • No it is not.

  • Use Manual Mode with HDR On !!! You will notice better quality pictures.

  • It is not.

  • Performance is very good in general media consumption usage and whatnot, no hiccups for me at least (4GB RAM model). Cannot comment for video games or whatnot since I do not have any installed. Battery life has been above excellent and will most likely last the expected lifespan of the device without any bigger problems.

  • Is it worth buying?? any lags in performance,? hows the battery performance in long run????

  • Is sony experia xa1plus waterproff.?

  • My xa1 plus taking worst quality photos How to fix this issue

  • When will Android oreo coming for xa1 plus

  • First try hard reset if it didn't work then software repair through Sony PC companion.

  • Please improve sony xperia xa1 plus software version. Nougat was very slow operating system . When I start using an Internet the sony xperia xa1 plus was hanging for few minutes and some notification displayed (close app or wait) Please can you solve this issue .

  • Great phone with bugs. mine is having battery dead within a week. disappointed when know its already known as bug at sony forum or youtube.

  • I have d same problem I have 2 suggestions if u not using d phone Completely put it in stamina mode to restrict apps frm draining d battery way u not using. Airplane mode helps aswel

  • Usually yes but maybe not because they would afraid to affect the sales of the xz2 probably.

  • I love the xz1 i think it is the best xperia ever built. Do you think that the launch of xz2 will low the price of xz1? It is said to be launched by the first week of april in Europe.

  • Xz is definitely better unless you want a huge battery life, but if you want to wait for xz1 price to drop then it is even better.

  • Xz is definitely better unless you want a huge battery life.

  • I am a xperia fan but i gotta say xz2 is very ugly at the back and it doesn't have audio jack too. Iam really disappointed.

  • Wait for XZ1 to go down when the ugly XZ2 comes out.

  • Im wandering which phone to buy Xa1 plus or Xz? Or should i just wait for the price of xz1 to go down because the xz2 is comming out soon?

  • Im wandering which phone to buy Xa1 plus or Xz. Both phones look amazing but i think xz has a better built in quality. What do you think?

  • Im wandering which phone to buy Xa1 plus or Xz .It looks very hard to decide because both phones look amazing. Xa1 plus is a good phone but i think xz has a better built quality. What do u guys think?

  • Powerful device i'm using. For the first few days, i thought i made a mistake leaving iphone and choosing this but now, this device has made me a dog customer of xperia android. Xperia xa1 rocks especially with its autofocus front camera.

  • Of course Sony! Way better design, I had a mate 10 lite it kept on freezing. Mate 10 is ok but the lite version is not that good.

  • Completely disagree with you. I had a Mate 10 Lite and threw it away as soon as I got the Sony XA1 plus. MATE 10 Lite design is not to be compared with Sony and the phone freezes at times.

  • Keep getting error "still ejecting sd card" then files get corrupted. Already tried factory reset and reformat sd card. Also tried using other sd card but same issue persist. Used the sd card to other phone and confirmed they are working fine.

  • Xa1 plus way better battery life and speaker, better primary camera, Display and performance. Mate 10 lite has better design and selfy camera.

  • Sony xperia xa1 plus or huwawei mate 10 lite plzzzz??

  • Did anyone face any problems(hanging/sound) after uploading new updates ? Any software problems? IStill didnt buy the phone but need feedback

  • Guys I bought dis phone yesturday but facing a problem with wifi network...my wifi is working excellent but still for updating What's New and apps in it ; it is giving pending wifi network issue;why so?? My all others apps got updated via wifi then why dis software is not getting downloaded and updated?? Plz help

  • Mostly not, get the xa2 instead it will get it for sure and it is an overall a better option.

  • Is there any a chance this will get an Android P in the future?

  • Issue on this phone is getting black screen after a phone call. You need to hold down the volume and power button to shut it down since a restart when removing the sim tray won't do but over all it's a great phone. The issue only occurs rarely

  • Xperia X

  • Xperia X or XA1 Plus ? (*Not a heavy user)

  • My xa1 plus is using too much battery on standby mode even without turning on the mobile data. I tired every thing up to factory reset but it does not improve any thing. I bought the phone one month ago and it have the problem since day one. Any suggestions

  • IKR. It feels like sony engineers and testers are getting more lazy. I mean the camera sensor definetely has potential. We can see great details on the middle portion of the camera. If only they have been more careful.

  • Yes, distortion is there at the corners which is quite annoying.

  • Thanks. Can you give some good camera apps for quality pics?

  • Xa1 plus any day, better display, cameras, speaker, much better battery life, USB type C, the only advantage of the honor 7x it has full aluminum body.

  • Xa1 plus or honor 7x?

  • Same here, you can download another camera applications to fix this problem...

  • 4g is working perfectly... But can't find volte

  • Does anyone notice that the left corner of the images taken from the camera of this phone has distortion? Or is it only mine?

  • >settings>mobile network>preferred network type>4g(preferred)/3g/2g note: sim must be 4g lte capable

  • How to enable 4g volte in xaa1 plus

  • Does it support multi window?

  • My Sony Xperia xa1 plus earphones are not working... How to fix it.....???

  • Agreed

  • The screen of the new is a tad blue and there is not a hell of a difference in the processor due to the new processor(630)

  • Camera is worse... Among midrange phones

  • It's working fine, just the top corner on the left got chipped off a bit but the case covers it.

  • Better u go for xa2 bcoz it's newest midrange phone with sd630 inside

  • Go for op3t

  • Xa1 plus or one plus 3t

  • Maybe if uses a dual active sims

  • Hows ur xa1plus? After you accidentally dropped it.

  • I am not talking about the screen. I am talking about cell stand by too. It consume too much battery. It drops from 100% to 30% in 12 hour without using the phone at all

  • How is it same? He is talking about screan and you are talking about cell standby.

  • How's the front camera for this phone?

  • Same here 60% cell standby

  • My cell standby also 60%

  • Dont compare flagship to midrange, you'll stress yourself looking for flagship specs from midranger. Relax. Xa1 plus is a good midrange phone, nothing to complain about.

  • Go to settings/Display and activate adaptive brightness.

  • I am confused between XA2 and XA1 plus, i need to purchase the phone in next two weeks, i don't have any news on XA2 being launched here. Bit confused on should i wait or buy the XA1 plus

  • Is it normal that my screen usage at battery status is 60%?

  • Whatever happens don't buy the j7 pro it is not good, between the xa1 plus and Nokia 6 (2018) The xa1 plus has a phenomenal battery life and speaker, better camera and display too, the Nokia 6 has a snapdragon chipset, aluminum body and faster charging speed, both are great stuffs in the end.

  • Nokia 6 (2018),j7 pro or xa1 plus

  • J7 Pro is a horrible phone with touch issues, go with the XA1 Plus it has no issues at all, you'll live it.

  • I previously owned xz premuim and xz1 compact but i sold it coz i need funds for my motorcycle, so i downgraded from flaship phone into midrange one, and so i picked this beast a blue one baby. I regret buying all of those flagship phone and i should have picked this bad boy instead in that case i have save alot of money. The speaker is louder than the two and the battery life is superb. I used it as my daily driver and its awesome. And practicaly this phone is cheap. Im very much happy and satisfied with my phone. And im waiting patiently for the next sony flagphone.

  • I have a problem with xa1 plus. I bought the device 10 days ago the battery performance was great but in the last two days after using a second SIM card the cell standby is using too much battery. Is this normal!!??

  • FYI Xperia Xa1 plus is a midrange phone.

  • Don't buy j7 pro, it has terrible performance compared to the xa1 plus, and there is plenty of complaints on the touch screen and display.

  • Hi need help.. Samsung galaxy j7 pro or xa1 plus? Tia

  • Guys i got system update stuck at verifying... What i can do.?

  • Just wait for the XA1 Plus price to drop significantly when the XA2 series gets released in February.

  • Wait for another reviews, i think the xa2 is overall a better option.

  • Do you think this is still better than XA2 ? I just finished reading the review of XA2. It says, it has low audio quality(on jack) and does not have autofocus in front facing camera. And also it has the same rear camera sensor with XA1 Plus. Another disappointment, I thought it will have a better endurance rating compared to XA1 Plus because of new SoC. So, I'm confused now. 😭 If you are suggesting go with the Ultra version, I hate bigger screen, I'm enough with 5 to 5.5 inch screen.

  • HTC U ultra is much better except the battery life and the loud speaker are way better in the xa1 plus.

  • Xperia xa1 plus or HTC u ultra? Both are on same price now

  • Both are great smartphones but the xa1 plus has the most advantages in many cases and i think for a cheaper price too.

  • Wat dapak, xa1 plus ofcourse. U dont need to be an expert to figure out whats the best between the two. Just read the specs thats it. Learn to read and analyze things. Dont just rely in opinions. Have a good one. :)

  • Xperia XA1 plus or HTC desire 10 pro ? what do you recommend more

  • I doubt if it will be fixed.

  • I had Z2 and now I just l Bought xa2 plus. And except for battery performance Z2 is much better

  • Hey everybody. I just bought the ax1 plus one week ago and I want to share my opinion and know yours. I like the design very much and the loud sound in ringing, music and talking despite it has no stereo speakers. The camera is good in photography but in videos it produces a lot of noise. Battery is what I like most. I am heavy user and the battery may take two days to be dead but hate how slow dose it charge. In our region it comes with the standard 1.5 mAmp not the fast one and it takes more than 3 hours to charge from 0 to 100%. The thing that made me disappointed is the screen. My older phone was xperia Z2 and it gave me much better colors and screen contrast and illumination specially in sunlight but the new one didn't. I tried to adjust wight balance but nothing changed. The colors is dark and I am really disappointed

  • Theres no problem with this phone. I got my xa1 plus in blue color and it eorks fine. I did not encounter any single issues with this phone. Maybe their phone is just defective. Go and buy this hine but be sure to buy at a legitimate sony store so that when problem occurs u can bring it to them. Cheers

  • guys ... I need an answer right now......does signal issues with this phone fixed or no solution till now? cus I have to buy one today so I wana know if it worth it or not

  • Proof??? Nowadays chargers have become smarter and has built-in chips to prevent overcharging unless your using cheap junk chargers that you bought from shady sellers then your phone will die.

  • I want to buy this ör mate 10 lite. But ım worried about mate 10 lite because it no gorilla glass. İm using phones very rude. So im close to buy Sony but some users commenting about connect problems. I will buy something in 2-3 days. And i have no idea what should i buy.

  • Only use Sony original charger otherwise your mobile will be dead soon. My friend was using Samsung charger for sony mobile after 6 months display was dead.

  • Is it fine and will it work if I use Samsung's adaptive fast charger ? Thanks !

  • SAME HERE w/ latest update jan. 5

  • Xperias are the best phones I have had since 2010. Xperia X10 (battery changed once) then moved to Xperia Z1 in 2013 no probs till now just changed the battery once last year. It still looks better than most of the phones till date ;)

  • I am getting signal related issues too. My phone lost 7-8% battery when I check in morning because of cell stand by. It shows 50% usage. lol. My signals are usually low but when I put my sim in other phone, they give full signals. I had same issue with my T2 Ultra.

  • Not really a useless charging. Like I said before, it charges first 50% percent quickly (less than an hour) which will be enough for almost a day.

  • Xperia XA2 Plus. IP68 certified, Internal 64 GB - 4 GB RAM, Battery 4000 mAh is Great.

  • Google pixel 2 and iPhone 8 plus are flagships that cost around 1000$ around one kidney lol, you can't compare the xa1 plus to these two smartphones.

  • There is Tracking Object. The camera not great as you think you can check the camera quality in YouTube by writing xa1 plus vs Google pixel 2. Apple iPhone 8 plus

  • Is it water proof

  • Deference this phone camera and other phone camera any special option is there please tell me that

  • Different between This phone camera nd other phone camera

  • As you said it took 2:45 hrs to fully charged with a fastcharger. The basic one 3hrs+.Useless fastcharger.

  • I don't recommend it. If you can find Huawei Mate 10 Lite it's lighter, bigger screen and faster with modern design. As I mentioned before xa1 plus suffering from signal receiving problem

  • so if u happened again and again u should go to sony offical service center. they can help u . or u shold update your android version

  • I cannot used the handheld speaker once I make a call Help me

  • None, wait for the Sony Xperia xa2, it will be released next month and it is better than both and it has the same price or maybe cheaper.

  • Yes. Its a feature of this pump express. It provides fast charging upto 50% only. Google about it.

  • Moto x4 or xperia xa1 plus?

  • Go to this midrange phone. In this price u will get good features..... Make believe the best

  • are you using a fastcharger?

  • XA1 plus dual sim.either 2 simtrays supports 4G at a time.sim 1 set it to 4g the 2nd sim automatically sets to 3g.sim 2 set it to 4g and sim1 to 3g.GO FOR IT

  • Only flagship phones are reliable, and that from known brands like Apple, Samsung, HTC, Sony as well, Google, LG and so on. And you don't have to be rich to buy flagships, just look at the older models because those are still better than any mid range phone available. For the cost of this phone, 400 €, you can easily get a Galaxy S7 or an iPhone 6s.

  • Sony smartphones have the longest lifespan in any Android smartphone, get a case and a tempered glass and use it as long as you want.

  • Is this phone reliable on the long term? I live in Egypt and many people advice me not to buy any Sony brand , will i regret buying this phone?

  • does it have wake up screen by fingerprint?

  • Confused? It clearly supports ALL BANDS till 4G LTE....

  • I'm using two sims.. one 4g and other 3g Sim! I like Xperia XA1 and want to buy it! But I'm having a doubt regarding the 3G and 4Gsupport of the second sim! Will I be not able to access my sim at all? Because it accepts only GSM! I'm confused?!!

  • Go for it xa1 plus. You can get SOT of 8-9hrs close to 10hrs.battery life is awesome. Im a user too.

  • You won't be disappointed anyway.

  • I haven't used this phone and want to buy it Currently using samsung J7 but didn't liked it so want to switch over to sony xperia Feedback plz, should I buy it or not ?

  • Not better cuz this one still better

  • Sony xa1 plus very very good mobile best choice

  • It's a superb mid range device from Sony. There're no issues with the XA1 Plus, it's flawless, the ice blue looks gorgeous, camera is good with super loud speaker and monstrous battery life.

  • I bought this device in December 2017. It's a true multimedia smartphone. Though people talking about it processor I didn't find any lag while using user-centric applications all working day. In my point of view Camera, Music and healthy battery life are the USP of this device. This model also getting Android 8.0 (Oreo) soon.

  • Better wait for XA2 if you haven't bought this.

  • There is no problem with this phone at all.... They are just your typical insecure troll coming here to bash Sony, specially Scamsung trollhards. Just be sure to buy it from a certified/reliable seller with warranty and if possible update it first to the latest firmware then do a full wipe/reset before giving it to someone. I am using XA1 as I am typing.

  • Hello guys. Can you tell me what problems has sony ? I want to buy it for gift and want to know is this device good for use or have many problems? thanks.

  • I was thinking about buy XA1 plus after using it do you recommend it to me ? or should i think about other phone with the same budget like mate 10 lite or j7 pro

  • It happened in Late 4G and 3G network

  • Yes it's have specially when you rotate your device it's unacceptable issue Sony most find a solution for it I think the signal receive located at right bottom in same you put your hand to catch the mobile

  • Is Sony xperia xa1 plus have problems with receive the signal and 3g network?

  • Thanks broooooooooo :D

  • Thanks brooo :D

  • I forgot something there is no overheating issue at all.

  • I own this phone Sony xperia xa1 plus since two months. It's quite heavy 189 gram for mobile with screen sized only 5.5 when Samsung J7 prime 9nky 160 gram. The worst thing in this phone is signal 📶 receive it's very weak and the Internet cut often. The speaker 🔊: is loud. Screen: very good better than all competitors and you cam use it without harm your eyes 👀.

  • It has the feature, of course u want to fully utilize it. Anyway, this phone only has pump express 2.0. N it took about 2 hours to full charge. Still faster than normal charger but slower than other quick charge phone.

  • First 50% will take an hour to charge and rest 50% will take just less than 2 hrs. So, it will be like 2 hrs 45 min something to charge.

  • One more thing: does this phone support LTE 800 MHZ (B20)?

  • Hi Guys! I'm looking for my Z2's succesor. This XA1 Plus looks suitable I like it. Do you now will it be aviable in Central Europe?

  • Yeah, Sony phones are more reliable and last for year's without any major issues.

  • Sony's mobile quality is not afraid to trust the money that does not get the money Sony is my favorite compan

  • So many concerns about changing speed but why? I am using Sony xperia x it has 2600mah battery and never thought to know how much time it takes to charge because i charge it only overnight, my daily SOT is between 5-7 hours of YouTube, Gaming and web browsing and no concerns at all.

  • Im looking for that fastcharger model. How many mins|hrs to full from 0-100%? Is it 2hrs and 10 mins? Normal charger takes 3hrs+

  • Not that excellent but it is above average for me. Just base on your preference. As for me the battery life and display.

  • You won't be disappointed, this smartphone has fabulous and much better battery life and boom speaker, the display is so gorgeous, very good cameras and performance, but it has plastic back while the Huawei has full metal body nevertheless a case is recommended for both.

  • Hi guys i was thinking about buying huawei mate 10 lite , but to be honest this device seems to be a little more solid , what do you think ??

  • Yes, just bought the quick charger n tested it. But phone not showing any indicator whether it is quick charge, other brand phone will show quick charging indicator or text. Charge for 10 mins n only charge about 12%, doesn't feels it is really quick. Compared with friend using other brand, their quick charge is about 20+% for 10 mins

  • YES

  • Agreed camera should have been better.

  • But not good camera

  • You can buy it at SM seaside Cebu at cyberzone. I was there yesterday 😀

  • Xa1plus great battery life good for gaming. Overall its impressive one.

  • Is your charger UCH12W?

  • It has usb storage option? How to transfer from sd card to internal storage?

  • Yes. Just buy a 4g lte simcard set it to 4g in settings

  • HotGadgets has no proper warranty though. Only service warranty, you will still need to pay for the parts when it breaks.

  • Two nano sim cards and one micro sd card can be installed.

  • Do you know where to buy it in CEBU PH?????????????????? :'(

  • Is it hybrid sim slot or Is it dual sim with dedicated sd card slot?

  • No it isn't.

  • Xperia xa1 plus is LTE and volte two?

  • Is xperia XA1 plus waterproof and dustproof???

  • Bought here at GaisanoMalldavao on a said commercial price, and it has a Php200 rebate (cash bond) So that allows me to pay only Php16,790

  • How to know if it is on quick charge? Any indication on the phone or setting?

  • Look for cyberlynx, i think its in st. Francis square they have nilkin case for it

  • Good mobile

  • Sad

  • Do you know where to buy case's? I'm From PH too.

  • This phone costs PHP 16,999.00 (around US$350) as launched here in the Philippines. I beat myself to find a store that offer less price and luckily I found one for only PHP 15,180.00 (around US$310) thru HotGadgets (Shopee.Ph). I'm currently waiting for the shipment and pretty excited about it. I would be glad to share my thoughts and experiences about it once I finally got it.

  • My XA1 Plus fell flat facing the screen from over 6ft, the tempered glass broke into pieces and the side bezel on the left chipped off a bit, really disappointed didn't expect such kind of built quality from Sony.

  • Xa1 plus is much better in everything, much better battery life, display, speakers, camera... But it is heavier.

  • sony xa1 plus or huawei mate 10 lite ?

  • Get the xa1 plus and use it pleased for three years or more.

  • Samsung C7 Pro is another forgotten mid range device from the company which still runs on the ancient OS marshmallow. Samsung is pretty lame in updating their flagships to the latest software so forget about these midrangers. It's better to go with the XA1 Plus which comes with nougat out of the box with December security patch and not to forget Oreo is coming soon!!

  • What's better Sony Xa1 plus or Samsung c7 pro

  • Yeah it doesn't show the number of messages on the icons but that's not a major issue, hope would be fixed in the future updates, stay tuned :-)

  • Number of missed messages don't appear on the icon of Messenger or Whatsapp, do you have same issue in XA1 Plus,and ow can solve it.

  • Sony will update for camera issues or not??

  • Obviously I love it, that's why preferred it over the XZ :-) I love to watch videos on my XA1 Plus without worrying about battery life.

  • Are you talking about the low light images or in general? Cause even in low light the images are pretty decent I've compared it with my friend's J7 Pro which has f1.7 and still the images taken by the XA1 Plus beats it. In daylight it takes stunning pics with lots of details and low light is pretty acceptable considering a mid range device, don't forget it has the same camera which is there on the once flagship device Z5.

  • I am not happy with the xa1+ camera both front and rear It's not even worth for 5mp This will be fix with oreo update or not?? I feel wasted my money

  • Will be on with Android 8

  • Bro xa1 plus better battery and 5.5 inches

  • Dude your concerns are for nothing, the battery life of the xz is just good, and the performance of the xa1 plus is ridiculously great, it can even run the heaviest games without any issues, the advantages of the xa1 plus over the xz is the fabulous battery life and the Ultra loud speaker, everything else in the xz is better, Mobility, Design, Durability, both cameras, Display, Performance, Water proof....

  • I'm using the XA1 Plus for over two months and it's a superb phone but I suggest you to go with the XZ which is better than the Plus as it's one of the flagship phones with better chipset, water/dust resistant, triluminous display, better camera with laser autofocus and it's already upgradable to oreo.

  • what u mean by no brainer? :d is it should hvesome kind of artifical intelegent? ^_^

  • Xa1 plus no brainer, it is better in most aspects, plus Sony has way better software optimization and stable software for a long time.

  • I never use or suggest to use other chargers except the original. Since it has usb type c so you can't use other chargers anyway.

  • Thanks. Im gonna find one from Sony.

  • Please don't use other companies charger. Please use only Sony charger it's highly recommended.

  • Who is best xperiaxa1plus or Samsung j7max

  • I can't see the saving contacts thru Sim. Only option I noticed was phone. Pls help tnx

  • Tnx. BTW, is it OK to use another charger with my Lenovo adopter quick charge 2...?

  • This is by far the best mid range device I've ever used, the best you can get at this price hands down!! I'm using this for over two months now and I haven't faced any issues with it till date, it works like a charm butter smooth performance. Love to watch videos on it's massive screen with monstrous battery life and super loud speaker, not to forget the regular updates. Hats off to Sony for making such an affordable masterpiece.

  • Here's the detailed information about NFC:

  • What's the used of it thou I wonder.. Please help meeee :)

  • This one or galasy j7 max?

  • Logo at the back shows "Xperia" (hope you're aware of it) and "N" (NFC).

  • You mean the NFC, Google it, turn it of if you are not using it.

  • I'll try that. Thanks.

  • You can download keyboards from the play store according to your preference, I'm using the Google keyboard which is quite good.

  • Thanks. I've already disabled the autocorrect in typing and autocorrect but still the same. Everytime I type, there's a suggested words showing on the upper box of the keyboard which I do not want to see. Can I remove the app swiftkey keyboard or any option how to disable the shiftkey keyboard? I also cannot disable the swiftkey keyboard on >languages & input>on-screen keyboard>+manage keyboard.

  • Whats is the meaning of the LOGO at the back of the phone? Also into the notification bar???? I'm just curious pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

  • It is waaaay louder.

  • It's really loud, check the speaker review by gsmarerna:

  • Is the speaker louder than zte axon 7 ??! it's the right comparison of the loudspeaker ...

  • The number of missed messages don't appear on the icon of messenger or whatsapp for my XA1 plus Can any one advise if they appear on your mobile

  • It's pretty simple go to: Language & input>onscreen keyboard >swift> typing> typing and autocorrect> disable autocorrect.

  • Quick charger isn't included in the box you've to buy it separately, on eBay it's available for around $60.

  • Is it possible to disable the predictive text or swiftkey keyboard? How? This feature is irritating for me.

  • After reading reviews on this unit finally purchased it. Got the blue g416 4gb ram. Latest update Dec. This model has fast charging feature pumpexpress+2 but out of the box the charger uch20 type C USB. So, this is not a fast charger.? The.. Uch12 model is a fast charger that supports pe+2 and Qualcomm qc3. Because charging time is 3hrs from 0-100%.sold separately? Any ideas? Want to confirm what you have got. Fast charger or not. How much it cost UCH12 W.? From 🇵🇭

  • I Havnt used Motox4 but saw a news in NDTV..saying if you buy it you may curse youself or regrect after 2 3 months,,, it hangs and Pohoto blurs.. and two three were there whch i forgot.. (Note: I replied what i saew in tv.. But its upto your choce.) See all details and buy .. Cause its all your Hard earner moneyy...

  • How durable is dis phone?

  • 1. There ain't any overheating issue on this phone, yeah it does get warm when used for hours but doesn't overheat. 2. Performance is flawless no problems at all, using it since two months now and never faced any single issue till date. Can't comment on gaming performance as I'm not a gamer. 3. Speaker is the loudest you can find on any Sony phone, including their flagship devices. 4. Camera takes stunning pics in daylight and is acceptable in low lights considering the price of the phone but don't expect miracles, struggles a bit in low light but does the job. 5. Battery is the highlight of thisphon

  • Just for the December security patch update, man Sony is super fast when it comes to updates :-)

  • To those who are using the phone I have some questions to ask if it's okay. 1. Is there heating issues in this phone knowing that thermal throttle has always been the problem of Sony phones. 2. How's the daily performance of this phone? Can it handle graphic demanding games? 3. Is the speaker loud enough? 4. Regarding the camera, does it take great photos in any lighting conditions? 5. Last but not the least, can the battery last an entire day? Thanks in advance!

  • To those who are using the phone I have some questions to ask if it's okay. 1. Is there heating issues in this phone knowing that thermal throttle has always been the problem of Sony phones. 2. How's the daily performance of this phone? Can it handle graphic demanding games? 3. Is the speaker loud enough? 4. Regarding the camera, does it take great photos in any lighting conditions? 5. Last but not the least, can the battery last an entire day? Thanks in advance!

  • Thanks for replying. I might be getting the blue one next week.

  • Congrats!! I really like the bezels after all it's Sony trsdemark :-)

  • Nice phone

  • Bought this phone already. everything is great. Sony is a maker of durable phones. if bezel is your concern don't worry. Let the name speak for itself...."SONY" again its "SONY"

  • Just get the blue one and make heads turn :-) it's the sexiest one!!

  • Which color is better? Black or blue?

  • Hi Harneet, camera on the XA1 Plus justifies the price and of course the gorgeous built quality of this phone. The only feature missing is a night mode to filter blue light to produce warmer visuals for more comfortable viewing of pics in the dark. It takes great pics in proper lighting conditions and also indoors. The superior auto mode does the job in low lights but don't expect miracles, the pics at times turn out to be out of focus and distorted when zoomed in but they are totally acceptable to shared on social networking sites. Overall I'm quite happy with my XA1 Plus as it's flawless and in a span of two months I haven't faced any issues with it so far and not to forget the regular updates from Sony make it even more smooth. So if you're planning to buy simply go for it as it's the best mid-range device on market you can get compared to other brands.

  • Buddy kinda confused with your cam feedbacks based on your previous responses

  • just wow=)

  • There's definitely something wrong with your device, doesn't seem like the original unit. This phone never overheats while playing games or watching videos, yeah it does get warm though but so does every other phone. My XA1 Plus has never shut down the camera while taking pics (I'm a camera freak though). Get it checked or good the replacement.

  • Xa1plus

  • If camera is not your concern then go for the XA1 Plus, it's a really good phone and the ice blue looks really stunning, butter smooth performance, long battery life, superb sound quality and a perfect phone for videos and gaming experience. The only downside of this phone is the camera which is not up to the standard.

  • Yeah that's true.

  • But, in fact, this have better post processing than the XPERIA Z5 and even the XPERIA XZ

  • dear sony xperia xa1 plus user i bought g3416 model no 04/10/17 device info: factory data reset last rest 10/09/17 i want to know it is done by sony i dont reset it is your phone is same device info or seller cheating with me is your phone become to hot when play game photo shot video shot help me plz

  • I want to purchase new phone ,, 20000 INR in my budget , witch one good ?

  • Camera is the same which is there on the Z5, it's actually good but don't expect miracles. It's superb in day light but struggles a bit in low light as the details are lost and at times you get blurred images especially when you zoom in and it's quite noticable. The bottom line is being a mid range device the camera is pretty decent but don't expect too much.

  • It u r bad luck go for Chinese make

  • Can you throw some more light on the cams performance in all conditions as yours the first negative feedback for same which is a concerning factor for me also do share your detailed review on other aspects too.Thanks

  • Thanks for you suggestion

  • Thanks for you suggestion

  • Love the battery life on this phone. However, the camera had been just so-so, and the quality had been hit or miss. The barrel distortion is just unacceptable. I still have to rely on my backup iPhone 6 for taking photos of buildings. Aside from this, the phone is great for daily use.

  • Press and hold all buttons, power button, both up and down volume buttons, camera button...together, Then it will turn off immediately. If this happened again many times with you then do a software repair through pc companion.

  • I bought it on October and everything goes fine before, but today the phone hanged and it even can't reboot it

  • to me your samsung fan coz you didnt kentioned the problem and just tell anyone not to buy sony phones. stop this laready.those who love sony will buy sony

  • Gaming, sound, camera, battery life, display all goes with the XA1 Plus and not to forget the regular updates.

  • Speaker on the XA1 Is very loud, there's nothing wrong with it.

  • Xa1 plus no brainer, much better battery life and speaker volume, better display also.

  • Man, what kind of problem loudspeaker problem or any other problem..

  • Xa1 plus comes with UCH12 Charger in india... and according to sony site UCH12 is a fast charger...

  • Can anyone help me to find good phone? I have Confusion between Xperia XA1 Plus and MotoX4 ? Which is good for gaming and sound?

  • No it doesn't have that feature.

  • Does it have double tap to wake up or sleep?

  • What do you mean "a ringtone promblem" ???

  • Definitely not, buy the xz almost same price.

  • water resist or not ?

  • I bought the Xperia XA1 Plus in 11th Oct and it's one of the best range Sony phones I've used so far. This phone has the loudest speaker sound compared to any other Sony phones including the flagships, ringtones and notification sound are pretty loud.

  • Don't buy the XA1 Plus Mobile phone, recently I buy the phone on dated 9-Oct 2017 & now I want refund of money because of ringtone problems in sony phones please don't buy any sony phone

  • good and fast processor, camera 23 pixel, battery, fast charging but worst in software in call log, stamina mode,

  • Amazing mobile style and battery camera one of the best mobile music very very good blue color I like

  • Perfect for sony

  • Fast charger ain't included in the box, you've to buy it separately. As far is cameras are concerned they're pretty good, even in low light it can capture decent shots.

  • Camera is very good but my mobile night time flash not working properly picture black only so check first next buy

  • In India,Does it includes a Fast charger or has to bought separately or is it even requires one to be bought Also how's the cam (rear & front) performance in all condition?

  • It can play all the games flawlessly it's a treat to play games and watch videos on it's massive screen, not to forget the massive battery it has.

  • XA1 Plus has the most responsive touch screen, period!! You don't even have to touch the keys fully to type, it's that responsive.

  • does XA1 Plus have touchscreen issues like others XA/XA1 series ?

  • You won't believe how powerful it is, plus the stellar battery life.... Watch this video and enjoy.

  • Is it good in heavy games? No lag, frame drops and stutter? I really need to buy that one for my dad. Btw my dad is a game addict, mortal kombat x and asphalt 8 airborne is his favorite games.

  • G3416 has 4 GB RAM, with dual SIM slots and a separate micro SD card.

  • Hay which model of the XA1 Plus has 4GB RAM and also dual sim?

  • This phone is seriously good. I took loads of pics at a night market today without flash and they were really crisp and clear, I was really amazed to see the quality of the pics. I must say this is the best Sony mid range device I've ever used.

  • Hi where are you from?

  • Has anyone had the issue regarding fonts? I adjusted the font size to largest but when I restart the phone the font reverts back to default?

  • If you have no obsession in ultra huge battery life then go for the xz certainly.

  • No it doesn't have double tap to turn on/off the screen. As far as XZ and XA1 Plus is concerned the XZ obviously has an edge over the latter in terms of: *Flagship device *Better processor (snapdragon 820) *Triluminous display *Water/dust resistant *64GB internal storage *Better camera with laser autofocus *Currently got the Oreo update. While the XA1 Plus is also a very good mid range device and is capable of giving some serious competition to the high end phones out there.

  • planning to buy this phone this Dec, i still want Sony because currently i'm still using sony c5 Ultra and battery is really good no hang issues, i wanted to have an upgrade phone. I have question i hope someone can answer. does XA1 Plus have the double tap to turn off the screen? sony c5 has it. also what should i go XA1plus or XZ? both will get the Android O. Thank you.

  • Why the camera shutter speed to slow.. How to solve the problem....

  • Go to settings>More>Mobile networks>Preferred network type>choose 4G, the moment you choose 4G "Volte" will be displayed on the top right of your screen next to signal bar.

  • My xa1 plus is not LTE no lte appear in settings... Where I can find Lte in my phone.?

  • Forget about the 4k video recording it is just a storage depletion, the selfy camera of the z5 is not decent and the battery life is half than the xa1 plus, no android Oreo for the z5, the z5 front facing speakers but xa1 plus mono speaker is much louder so it is up to you, you will miss the waterproof design, the snapdragon of the z5 is definitely more powerful especially with graphics processing but much less efficient and less cooling, however the mediatic p20 in the xa1 plus proved that it can run any task perfectly without any issues, keep in mind that z5 actually has better mobility.

  • Z5 has snapdragon 810 which heats a lot followed by auto shutdown and battery issues, I had one in the last but sold it. Go for the XA1 Plus although it has mediatek processor but is really fast with no heating issues at all, apart from that you get full HD 5.5" screen, massive battery life, super loud speaker and the same camera which is on the Z5.

  • please which is better this or z5 because i think z5 is better as it has 4k, waterproof and the main reason is a snapdragon processor so I'm very hesitant please answer me thanks

  • I love the brand "SONY". Especially Stylish model,dual speaker,highly display resulation, excellent camera and finally great performance. "SONY" is better then apple and samsung on my scence. from bangladesh.

  • Monstrous battery life with outstanding camera and super loud speaker that's the XA1 Plus is all about. Superb phone!!!

  • Its camera can give the so called flagships a run for their money, tried and tested low light pics are superb considering the price.

  • As far as battery and built quality is concerned it is just awesome!!! although didn't tested camera yet. Phone is just awesome.

  • Stellar battery life!! This smartphone should be and remain the top selling smartphone if Sony advertise it well, just go for it.

  • Sony is really fast when it comes to updates, the XA1 Plus already got the November security patch update while the other brands (including the flagships) are still stuck on August-October updates.

  • Just wanna know if it is water repellent??!!!

  • so far so good. i love this phone

  • Build quality of the XA1 Plus is top notch, I've the blue version and it looks stunning and yes it'll be getting the oreo update for sure.

  • Go to YouTube and search, you will find whatever you want.

  • It will receive Android Oreo certainly.

  • Xa1 plus has fast charging, read the specifications sheet, but some people doesn't consider that it has a very big battery.

  • Just don't like the back side of porturding cam lens & Moto mods pins looks....What's your take on Moto battery back up as I am not a gamer but mostly online through wifi or data..calls too

  • Also what's the build quality of XA1 plus like... is it also scheduled for an Oreo update?

  • Thanks for your response but doesn't the XA1 plus has Sony's new Qnative Fast charging feature or charge?..also The Display of the z2 play seems to be SUPER AMOLED

  • I'm using the XA1 Plus for a month now and its a great phone but the moto z2 play has an edge over the XA1 Plus in terms of camera (laser autofocus for better low light pics), splash/dust resistant and fast charging.

  • this 1 or Huawei Mate 10 lite? in terms of battery life... multimedia..and generally any known issues for any of them (heating..battery drain with 4G..etc) ..ThanQ

  • I am not a user but i would like to help, based on searchs the xa1 plus is better in most things, especially the battery life and loud speakers much better, the three things which are better in the z2 play are: It is much liter and thinner Splash proof design Lowlight photography

  • Forgot to.mention that O am not a Gamer .. To the existing users,Please guide me between XA1 PLUS vs Moto Z2 play from The Oreo update,camera,battery ,audio/volume & performance point of view as they both fall in same price brackets & 4gb dual sim models

  • Thank you very much bro😊

  • 401 or 443 dpi does make difference; 401 has capacity of around 500 nits which means a good display screen will be given, but 443 dpi means around 600 nits which means more sharp and clear display is provided; it is comparable to Triluminos display of sony's flagship devices. and CPU Z is the OLDEST of the android app which provides system info in compact way. it' been 6-7 years that this app is working PERFECT without any error.

  • XZ over the XA1 Plus: -flagship device -better processor -better screen resolution (triluminous display) -better camera with laser autofocus -water/dust resistant -more internal storage (64 GB) XA1 Plus over the XZ: -big screen for watching videos and games -very loud speaker sound (loudest in any Xperia phones) -massive battery life -cheaper than the XZ -very responsive touch screen Hope this helps.

  • To the existing users,Please guide me between XA1 PLUS vs Moto Z2 play from The Oreo update,camera,battery ,audio/volume & performance point of view as they both fall in same price brackets & 4gb dual sim models

  • Xperia XA1 Plus or Xperia XZ ? Please guide me in detail... Thanks in advance

  • 401 ppi or 443 ppi, the difference is negligible. But, this phone has 401 ppi not 443 ppi. CPU Z is wrong. In order to get 443 ppi from fullHD resolution, screen size must be 5.0", not 5.5".

  • *It

  • I has fast charging feature(pump express 2.0) but fast charger included in box or not is depend on region. Check the top of your charger whether it is a fast charger or not.

  • This is my 2nd Xperia Device. let me clear out some few points; Also i received the Xperia system update which updated my Android Security Patch Level From August 2017 to November 2017 briefing me about the Latest Software Update; So i believe OREO izz on the Way and will be updated BEFORE THIS YEAR..:-)... So I think it's Worth a Product..:-) 1) it has 443 dpi(i.e 443 dots per inch which means pixel per inch; which is not 401; u can check it by CPU Z android app) 2) battery life is of 3 days with usage of 4 hours per day; 1.5 to 2 days for 8-9 hours usage per day;So it's Pretty Long Battery Life For the 1st Time Given by Sony At this Price Value Range. 3). Fast Charging Feature is Active in the sense that to charge a 3430 mAh battery, it take around 2-3 hours; Usually SONY phones were coming with battery capacity of around 2000 mAh, which used to take 2-3 hours for full charging, so in this comparison, SONY is giving 1.5X times more battery capacity but the charging time is almost kept same; i.e 2-3 hours. So in that sense it has FAST CHARGING FEATURE. So it's good initiative taken by SONY this time. 4) There is NO HANG Problem at all..It is Hang Free..if a 4gb Phone is hanging, it means you are OVER-USING IT; more than 12hrs a day CONSTANTLY; it's already harmful for Health and Environment. 5).This time the Interface is very Pure and Smooth as compared to previous sony devices like Xperia M, Z, E, L models like that.i had been using Xperia M Dual since 4 years. The users of that time must be aware as how much customized phones were coming at that time as compared to current scenario. 6). There is sure-shot update to Oreo. Also there is a Bright Chance that it will go to Android P as well as this device is manufactured in late(4th quarter of 2017)this year. the devices made by SONY in last 2 years can jump to 3 major android updates(the current one,the next one and the later one). Also you all must be aware that SONY is the only phone Company after GOOGLE PIXEL to launch Pre-Installed Oreo in it's device. So right now, SONY IS HOT N TRENDY IN THE MARKET AS IT HAS CHANGED HIS STRATEGY AND MOVING IN DIFFERENT PATH BUT IN QUICK WAY. So if you wanna try something Smoother, Powerful, Long-Lasting; Yet Stylish then you can definitely try this out..:-)..:-)..

  • Of course Sony Xperia XA1 Plus!!!

  • Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra or Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

  • almost got this but got Moto x4 instead. Only thing better on xa1 plus is bigger screen size, but i wudnt want a screen that big. and maybe the speaker on the sony sounds cleaner. and the camera on the sony is probably better as well. moto x4 though has more storage(64gb), is waterproof & is faster... so comes down to what u prefer.

  • Wow awesome 5h!

  • If you're not a gamer then 32 GB is enough for you, you can also insert SD card to save your music, videos and pics. I bought this beauty in blue color couple of weeks back and got screen protector, silicon case, 32 GB SD card and Sony STH 32 stereo headset free with my XA1 Plus. If you wanna buy it just go for it you won't regret as it has everything you want in a smartphone.

  • I just went to a shop to see it. It was priced at 300€ but soon it will drop more. The phone is gorgeous I loved the material and the feeling of the matte plastic! The screen is the right size with great colors and brightnesss, the 4gb must be enough! I don't like very much the CPU but also I m not excited with the snapdragon of my Xperia M4. One thing I don't like is that Sony doesn't have silicone case 0.8 mm and I really hate the quality of aftermarket.... I just don't know if 32gb are enough... Because I have a big problem with my M4 8gb which I bought 2 ago. I don't want to make the same mistake. I don't play games and I only use the most known apps with SD for media. Sony says 10.5gb are for OS. You think 32 gb will be enough for the next 3 years?

  • Please stop complaining about the Mediatic chipset, the performance of this smartphone is fabulous.

  • Just received the November security patch update on my XA1 Plus.

  • sony xperia xa1 is great phone..ear phone quality is awasamm..processor and battery life is good..camera quality is good..you can bye it..!

  • Absolutely right Ali :-)

  • I'm using it since two weeks and its one of the best mid range phones I've used so far. Its simply superb. -Big screen for videos/games -Solid built quality, feels premium in hands -Gorgeous screen quality 401ppi with 71.7 screen to body ratio -Super loud speaker (although mono but really loud) -Great camera same on what we had on the Z5 -Monstrous battery life 3430 man -Coral blue is a head turner. All in all a beast at this price range, simply go for it without any second thought.

  • You can probably for three years too or even more.

  • can i buy it for next 2 year ? is proccerer gonna down me in future?

  • XA1 plus wins hand down at: -amazing battery backup for a 5.5 -amazing single camera quality better that Axon's dual -better connectivity/signals -better screen/touch -much louder speaker -Sony's great Android adaptation -multiple colors including the amazing coral blue -at least 150$ cheaper. Also in most important set-ups: -fingerprint is quite useless overall -6 gb of ram useless - except you are a heavy gamer -gyro is not from mid's class - useless in general. XA1 plus is overall cheaper and better!

  • Exactly, no phone is perfect they all have some or the other issues. I've used a some flagship devices in the past and now using the XA1 Plus, its pretty good I've not faced any issues so far. Yeah you're right its better to buy a mid range phone and save few bucks so even if it lags you don't get a heart attack :-)

  • They all do indeed have issues. Including the flagships. People just have very low standards. Besides, they don't have much of a choice anyway. You need to have a smartphone so even if you hate it, you'll still buy one (That's why i at least buy cheaper ones. If it's gonna be crappy anyway, at least i won't pay tons of money for it).

  • Really?? Not all buy flagships dude, if all the midrange devices had issues they would've been out of business.

  • It doesn't have x-reality or triluminous display as its a mid range device but 'super vivid' mode does the job with ease.

  • what is it's "image enhance technology" ? better than x-reality or triluminous?

  • No phone heats up on its own that too without using. I've used a lot of sony and samsung phones in the past and haven't faced any such heating issues (without using the phone). There must be a problem in your device, get it checked or replaced it must be in warranty period as you said it's just few days old.

  • Damn midrange phones always have problems

  • Axon 7 duh!

  • i ve been using xa1 plus past 6 days it sometime it heat without use i just put in my pocket it heated up it is to heavy i think i wasted my money

  • Xperia XA1 Plus or ZTE Axon 7

  • It depends on the usage, I'm not a gamer but I use it for taking pics and for social networking, it gets warm (every phone does) but doesn't overheat. Hope this helps.

  • Hi, ive been using xa1 plus for the past 2 months, trust me its not heating... its good to go... it has good battery life (1.5 days), varies as per the individual... processor is also smooth enough... If u are looking for some quality phone with solid built and reliability go for it... it will not let u down for atleast 2- 3 years.... Else you can always choose Chinese manufactures ( Oppo , Vivo, Honor and Redmi)... Trust me these guys can give you higher specification but they are not reliable... hardly 6 months u will find these guys are falling back in performance and the lustre of the phone fades... Go for branded manufactures , you wont regret....

  • Is it heating quickly ??

  • XA1 Plus has really loud sound via speaker, in fact the loudest on any Sony phone.

  • Sony Xperia xa1 plus has smart amp in speaker and so it will produce great sound

  • 2 hour 10 mint

  • Just wondering, why did you do a factory data reset the day after you bought it? Thanks in advance for the info

  • I have a confusion that Between Xperia XA1 Plus and Moto G5S Plus to buy which one in this? Which mobile have best sound system in this two?

  • The phone is heating or not please ??

  • That's weird. I haven't faced any such problems with my phone, I did a factory data reset after setting up my phone the day after I bought it. Whats app and other apps work fine without any lags or shutdown. As far as the accessories are concerned, yes they're not available as it's relatively new, however it's really hard to find the accessories for Sony phones as the market is dominated by Samsung & Apple, that's why i've ordered a tempered glass and back case for my phone online.

  • i have been using this phone for now a week.. my apps keep on closing (whatsapp stopped working) over and over again soo anoying..plus its accessories are not on the market i can't see to find them..however I like the battery 1 day with usage...and camera is 60%

  • In same price huawei mate 10

  • 0 to 100% charging time?

  • So far im satisfied with this phone. With good internet speed. 4g data full speed. B5 support. Just it does not mention which 4g band does it support. it has good camera. And front camera. The only problem is it cant cant capture image with bright backligt. But my p10 has no problem with backlight. It sound realy good compare to p10. The battery is 1day usage with 5h of mobile legend. Im happy with it. :) Just need to charge overnight. Because it need 3h to charge to 100%

  • Can you advise if XA1 plus is heating ??

  • It depends on the region though. I've also seen numerous unboxing videos without headphones and have actually bought some of those phones and each of them had headphones including my current XA1 Plus.

  • For that you can download "always on display" from play store.

  • But I don't see any earphones in the unboxing videos?

  • Thanks for the feedback, i just got used to double tap here on my z3, I'm using it specially for a quick glance on notifs

  • No it doesn't have that feature. Actually even if you've the double tap to wake up, still you've to unlock the phone using fingerprint, pattern or pin.

  • Is double tap to wake available?

  • This or nova 2i?

  • Yes it does very well without any need of jio voice

  • Does it support jio sim?

  • They're very much there in the box.

  • No earphones that comes in the box?

  • I'm using the this phone for over 2 weeks now and I haven't faced any single issue you've mentioned. It doesn't take over night to charge it, yes it takes time to charge but the battery easily lasts for over a day. Camera quality is pretty good compared to the price, it has the same camera that's on the Z5. Touch experience is great and very responsive, it's not like the XA1 where you struggle while typing. Seems like you got a faulty device.

  • has to be one of the worst phone ever. but what else can be expected of SONY - its a sony after all. worst charging - there is no such thing as fast charge - takes over night to charge and drains out probably faster than you say hello. i even spoke to an official sony person - he said switch off all the smart features of the smart phone - wow thats one really smrt phone. camera - just about average - its a of really bad 23mp - i mean really really bad quality. the worst - the touch screen - the screen died on me after about 4 days of use - about a week it had already spent in trying to assess the battry. just DEAD man - you could hammer and still no response. i mean stay away from the sony eco system - they suck big time. i was in the market for the sony A9 mirrorless camera - but hell no - no more sony for me.

  • 0-90 charge 120 min

  • for mid range..xa1 plus consider a good one,

  • Xa1 Plus full charge timing...?

  • There's nothing wrong with the front camera, it takes pretty pics. Just set the timer to 3 seconds and let camera do the rest.

  • front camera is defocusing

  • Haven't faced any such issues so far.

  • can you format an sd card an use as internal storage?

  • I read about weak GSM reception in this and other "XA" versions. Can anyone compare it to some other brands/models?

  • What kind of defects/problems you're talking about??

  • i am planning to buy this phone but i read lots of defects/problems for this phone. i wonder why? just want to know sony if those problems have been taken action action or not?

  • Xa1 plus 0 to 100% charging time...?

  • Not a big difference.. Go for xz at least it's a flagship phone 😉

  • I just got the XA1 plus last week and it's really worth the money. It has massive screen for watching movies and games, although it has a mono speaker at the bottom but it is the loudest I've ever come across in a Sony phone, cameras are impressive (it has the same camera which is there on the Z5) and the battery life is monstrous. XZ is obviously the flagship device with snapdragon 820 and water/dust resistant but the XA1 plus is value for money and cheaper too. The blue version is really a head turner.

  • Yes, in MY - XA1 plus and XZ is tha same price (for a limited time).. I also on a looking for a new phone and which to buy. XA1 plus has bigger battery which is a BIG plus point for me.. Not IP68, (my current phone was not waterproof) but its nice to have it. Since its spot 5.5" screen, nougat split screen features would be great on it. I happend to hold the test phone, its not as bulky, just about the same as note 5 size.. But suprisingly felt light. On the other hand, XZ seems to be good fit in hand. With other extra features for the camera. IDK, i'm confuse too, on which to grab. Lastly, does 3gb and 4gb ram make a huge different in phones?

  • Whats your opinion guys? If the price of XA1 Plus and Xperia XZ is same, which one is better? Should i get XZ or XA1 Plus? I'm planning to buy Sony phone.

  • Looks stunning and performance is great too. It's not that expensive compared to other Sony phones, XA1 ultra is more expensive than this and doesn't have finger scanner and no big battery so this one is quite reasonably priced compared to its features.

  • Would've been perfect except for the measly 32 GB internal storage :( Seriously deciding between this and the XA1 Ultra, but that device also has some shortcomings (no fingerprint sensor, small battery)

  • looks so nice... but the price ,_O_, ... sony why you so expensive !!

  • No heating issues on this beast.

  • Does it have plastic camera lens?

  • Heating Problem on this mobile...????

  • Good luck with reading my post history and reply randomly to it, it looks like the Samsung fanboy having bad time trolling, do you? :D

  • Does it have fast charging? I use to fully charge my A5 2016 in about 1.5 hours and I don't want to extend it to 3 hours

  • Wrong, as usual...Z5 is lighter, has a 4k screen, has BDS GPS.

  • Go for the much new XA1 Plus, I'm using it since a week now and it's really impressive.

  • Xa1 plus is better in everything except it is not water and dust proof.

  • Sorry i forgot to mention that heating problem is less.

  • Its quite less than any Android device that i owed before and it has goggle maps which works like a charm.

  • In beginning, the volume of the person speaking on the other side of the reciever subsidies and then increases by itself but since i have swiched clearaudio+ and optimize volume on, that issue is gone now but still this thing could not be trusted, may be it could occur again but right now it is not there so its ok.

  • What's the problem regarding sound?

  • How's network reception and heating compared to other phones? Any impressions? What about GPS?

  • I have been using it from last 3 weeks Pros. Camera is awesome. Back is scratchless. Downloading and processing is fast. Best battery backup i ever had in any phone. Great design. Cons. Sometimes I face issues regarding sound while on call or while listening to music via Bluetooth. Touch is less responsive than the iphone that i previously owned. Overall i liked it as its specification is of good quality.

  • Can u still shoot pictures when out of focus?

  • XA1 Plus vs Z5 Premium?

  • It doesn't have front facing flash and 64GB of internal storage cause it's cheaper compared to the XA1ultra. As far as the speaker is concerned it's one of the loudest I've ever come across in any Sony phone to be honest, it's really really loud. It falls in between the XA1 and XA1 ultra, so if you're looking something in the middle this is for you.

  • I cam here to gripe a bit about the phone. Coming from a few Ultras and a Z5 Premium... As a mid-range and being 5.5, it should have a front facing flash. Supposedly this is a Premium in a 5.5 size, rather than a smaller 6inch Ultra. Xperia C5 Ultra, XA Ultra, and XA1 Ultra; had a front facing flash. I'm disappointed in 32gb internal, when it should be at 64gb, because of the XA1 Ultra has a 64gb option. What happened to front facing speakers? Or why not take the concept of 5.1/7.2 surround sound; two front facing plus the bottom as a 2.1 sound reflecting from below. I am glad that the screen is 1080p, because the XA1 was 720p. C5 Ultra was edge to edge. They can make less forehead and chin if they make it thicker.... I just think they had this phone already in the works, so they couldn't chunk it just yet. I just wonder when the next iteration is if they are in this every 3 month new phone release trend.

  • hi bro how is it camera pics quality and what about portraiture pictures .is it background blur or not ?

  • I got the Sony STH32 stereo phones free with XA1 Plus and it's really amazing, the sound quality is really awesome, haven't tried the normal headphones yet though but this phone has the best speaker I've ever come across in a Sony phone, even without headphones.

  • Please tell me about music and ear phone output

  • Superb big screen action at this price with monstrous battery life, super loud speaker, solid build quality and great cameras, it's true value for money. Thanks Sony!!

  • You can use 2 Sims along with SD card.

  • Is itit dual sim or hybrid slot

  • Finally!!!!! After 1000000yrs, sony xperia made a smartphone with a good or better battery size.

  • Currently using the phone, all good. Can Aukey chargers (Qualcomm) charge this Pump Express?

  • Don't copy paste and post such illogical reviews as most of them are biased. I'm using the XA1 Plus, it's camera is the same which is on the Z5, nothing wrong while taking photos or making videos.

  • Overall video quality is excellent! Don't copy the fawn reviewers talkie as if you say%

  • Yes it does support otg.

  • guys.... please confirm me availability of OTG feature ??

  • Video quality The Xperia XA1 Plus tops out at 1080p/30fps when recording video, a limitation imposed by the Mediatek chipset, though we've seen Sony consistently keep 4K to its higher-end phones even when the hardware supports it. Competitors based on the Snapdragon 625 chip do have 4K video recording capabilities, so that's worth keeping in mind. You also have the option for capturing the 1080p clips in HDR, but that won't get you a quality improvement. The standard 1080p/30fps mode is encoded at about 17Mbps, which is the defacto standard. Audio is recorded in stereo at 128Kbps. The video samples are soft and detail levels are unimpressive. The limited dynamic range in videos will leave you with pretty dark shadows, too.

  • Still not available here in the philippines. I want it

  • wow super phone best option display perfomence so good but front cam sometime out of focus

  • Ya damn right

  • One of the loudest speaker sound on any xperia phones I've ever come across.

  • It doesn't overheat even when charging or while playing games, yes it does get warm but doesn't overheat.

  • Got it for 24hr and now I love it Speaker is very loud and screen is gorgeous Camera is descent and gaming performance is great on medium setting. Fingerprints unlock is very smooth Battery can easily last a day on normal use Shame it doesn't have Ip78 and double tap screen to sleep

  • Please time does the phone overheat please mention temperature on mobile data.

  • Ear phone sound as well as the speaker sound both are awesome. This is the loudest xperia phones I've ever come across.

  • just out in HK and yes around this price range

  • Does camera have bokeh effect like DSLR background blurring

  • If its around $350 to $380 in philippines im gonna buy it

  • If its around $350 to $380 in philippines im gonna buy it

  • Bro tell me exactly about ear phone misic out put please tell me is this good waiting for answer

  • Just got this beauty today in blue color for $331. Really impressed with this phone, premium built quality feels really good in hands, although the weight is 190 gm but feels really light. This beast has beefy battery life haven't charged it since the time I bought it, installed lots of apps, took loads of pics and its been eight hours since I bought it and the battery has gone down from 65% - 44%. Touch is really sensitive it responds without even touching the keys fully. Got screen protector, back case and original Sony stereo headphones (along with the headphones in the box) with this phone. Camera is pretty good takes crisp pics in any lighting conditions. You can also insert 2 sim cards along with memory card which is great, so all in all best value for money.

  • The price is more or less than $300 so far I can tell. Release 2017, October.

  • yes u can

  • Yes

  • can any body tell me how much does this phone cost???? and when is the date of releasing in the market??

  • Can i insert 2 sim card and sd card at same time??

  • Weight and height, camera superb

  • Get an explanation from apple first before commenting here, why I phones have huge top & bottom bezels and more screen to body ratio than Sony??? Go and compare the screen to body ratio of iPhone 8 and XA1 plus.

  • @gsmarena will the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus review video be posted?

  • what is the explanation why the sony xperia's body is big? the upper and lower part are so damn big.

  • You are lying also . Slow response to touch ?

  • XA1 plus vs A7 2017?

  • Oh c'mon you can't compare a flagship with a mid range device. Of course XZ premium is much superior to the XA1 plus, infact there's no comparison. You can compare the XA1 plus with XA1 ultra but not with the premium.

  • XYZ Premium is the current flagship

  • hi. i just want to ask which phone is better. xz premium or xa1 plus. thank you

  • Thanks, yeah I also like the blue color.

  • And also Blue color looks sick. Gonna get that one myself.

  • Unless you are a selfie addict, I see no reason to choose XA1 Ultra over XA1 Plus. Bigger battery helps in Movies and gaming and since both have same processor, the performance will essentially be same. Hope this helped.

  • I want a big screen phone for movies/games. I'm torn between the XA1 ultra and XA1 plus which one is better? XA1ultra has bigger screen with front flash while the XA1 plus has fingerprint sensor and bigger battery life, in my country the XA1 ultra is priced at 13,990 while the plus is available at 10,990. Which one should I go for?

  • No, everyone who is claiming 2 days of usage is living in a fantasy world. You can't even get 2 days even out of Xiaomi Mi max 2 or Lenovo P2. Not with really heavy, constant usage. With medium...sure, but that's not objective. It's like saying "The car is so efficient i get a month with one tank". Well sure, but you can still ran out of fuel in a day (Well, with a regular petrol/diesel engine at least).

  • WHAHAHAAHA have you ever tried this phone? And where does your source coming from? I bet you're just a poor citizen who cannot even buy this phone. And of course A7 is way more better because it is way more expensive than this to be exact A5 is the better rival for this phone.

  • No 64 GB, really?

  • Does the dual sim version have dedicated sd slot? And what LTE frequencies are supported? Weird there's no info on that.

  • He is lying...one obvious fact...no phone can be used 2 days of FULL USAGE. Galaxy A7 is a better choice. Better in everything than this crap mediatek phone-better chipset, better camera, better screen, better build quality, better design with at least the same battery life but charging in A7 is faster. XA1 plus touch screen is slow to respond.

  • I just read the review, the battery life has improved by a huge amount! It has a 102 hour endurance rating which is excellent. Especially since that rating is with android 7.0 Nougat. Can't wait to see how 8.0 Oreo affects it, since the new version has been improving battery life greatly. The touchscreen though, idk, I haven't heard of any complaints so far, so so far so good.

  • Bro..i stay in chennai. .i asked poorvika mobiles fr the price.but they insisted on 25k..how come u got it for 23k?

  • weighing 189 g (6.67 oz) with display 401 PPI worst, Sony has got another flop phone into its floplist

  • weighing 189 g (6.67 oz) with display 401 PPI worst, Sony has got another flop phone into its floplist

  • How long XA1 Plus take to full charged? 3 hours or 4 hours? Please don't blame MediaTek Pump Express Plus 2.0 because is Sony Qnovo Adaptive Charging and Battery Care fault.

  • Xperia xa1 plus is better... It's has better battery with a fingerprint scanner..

  • All sony phones have poor led flash , poor torch light, How is xa1 plus for led and torch, plz reply, plz tell me , sorry for poor english .

  • OMG!! Battery life 102 hours endurance rating.

  • Is this true? Shall i buy it?

  • Bought Tis mobile XA1 plus last week.. 1.no heating prob 2. Battery charges quick 3. Full battery comes for 2days full use 4. Camera s gud 5. Sound clarity is ok 6. Display resolution in ok 7. Light weight with big screen 8. Finger sensor is too sensitive 9.its flat n handy.. waiting for back case 10. Bought it for 23k in poorvika mobiles the day they released

  • tell me about camera & is there any other phone in this range or in comparison?????

  • It's supporting that feature.. In fact sony was the first co to introduce volte features as early as 2013. But they don't brag about it like Chinese companies

  • Wow!!! It's priced for just $329 in my country, finally sony got the price right this time.

  • You guys don't talk anything about Samsungs exynos, spreadtrum processors... When Sony puts a mediatek you make a hue and cry

  • It doesn't say anything regarding the 4g LTE. You guys know if it supports at,&t lte

  • There are nearly the same but xa1 plus has better battery and has the finger print scanner, and the new OS update in my opinion xa1 plus is worth it

  • Xperia xa1 +

  • Xa1 ultra better selfy camera, bigger display Xa1 plus better battery life

  • planing to buy xa1 plus or xa1 ultra which one better?

  • Are Sony going to have a release date soon? My old Moto G2 is driving me insane!

  • had been drooling over its predecessor the XA1, but many people have been complaint about its touchscreen function and short battery lifespan....Sony needs to look up about the touchscreen issue....and the battery lifespan...you can manage your running background apps for better battery life...i hope Sony will redeem themselves for making quick buck over the touchscreen quality on XA1 with the birth of XA1 plus. peace.

  • The price will fall to 20k in 6months...this phone is a masterpiece by sony...mideatak not that bad...otherwise also sony phones give high performance....if you see any sony phones battery capacity hardly they don't cross 3000...but this phone gives 3400 at 25k...all sony phones have fallen in price after years so we can expect even this phone to be placed around 18 k in coming months(including offers)

  • Why dont use snapdragon ?

  • You can install a third party launcher or an app like Switch Pro to get that functionality on any phone.

  • Does this phone has Gyroscope sensor ?

  • hey guys, why can't we lock the screen by double-tapping anymore on this XA1+ while all the others can? any solution?

  • Like the blue color Sony!

  • Hy not xperia x,it's tx

  • He's talking about the Xperia TX, I had used it for over a year or so in 2012, it was also called as the "Bond phone".

  • Sony is just joking with their reliable customer to give mediatake processor in 25k in 2017.

  • Close your eyes and get moto z2 play.

  • Absolutely worth, and i was expecting it to be way more expensive, btw, what is that Xperia tx, don't tell me that you meant Xperia x which i am using now, because it is incredibly cool.

  • You definitely won't regret..

  • I already have an terrible experience with sony xperia tx which heats like iron box and in battery stand-by So. I wish for new mobile under 25k. How about sony xperia xa1 plus... Can I go for it or not pls can u reply.....

  • Weather it's worth for 25k or some else Pls...tell me soon or any other mobile for 25k

  • Please,use Snapdragon in this mid range Price.

  • Didn't find it in any store near me. I really like it and after bad experience with Huawei and asus thought I will try this one. P.s I'm from India

  • No

  • It's water resistance?

  • Sony is still with Mediatek

  • Pretty sure what he meant was Mediatek X series not the Xperia X one LOL!

  • Soon I'm going to get it..

  • fingerprint in midrange is finally here Sony going steady

  • Price will be 25k ..

  • 22 sep India store Sony Xperia xa1 plus

  • Any prediction about its price?

  • 1.Water+dust proof, 2.shockproof 3.dual sim 4.Low sar in 2017 as a must!

  • Sony started using rubbish batteries since their first smartphone and insist on continuing to do so! WHY SONY?

  • Damn... just wish it was water-resistant.

  • What is Sony doing with these half steps? I guess its great they are improving on the originals 6 months at a time. Maybe the are actually listen to consumers in what they want. XA with to XA1 gets Type-C quick charge. XA1 Plus bumps up to 5.5 1080p. But what are they going to do to the XZ Premium? Will it get a XZ1 Premium, or will they cycle next two years like from the Z5 Premium. Would make more sense so, the Premium users would only buy after the full 2 years of use. If they break it between then you can always pick up a mid-ranger and not feel to guilty.

  • Hope for the best bro. :)

  • Apple and Motorola

  • I have used the XPERIA X for more than a year now, and all I can say is ANDROID N improves the performance and made the software much snappier than before, no overheating except when playing games for long periods it will get warm, that is the only thing I noticed, but it still run games smoothly, no problems at all

  • This must be a entry to mid range smartphone, do you think it is a flapship? Sony is rising with so many technology supports for the smartphone and it can found on their flapships. The competitors still stay continues focus on the trolling, quite shame.

  • Xperia xa1 plus was released on ifa 2017 berlin,so its not a foul information

  • Why Sony you still using mediatech, if it's build by 660 I might try once,

  • (-_-) Xperia x user her from three months, so far no overheating issues excellent battery life.

  • Mtx P series is very efficient and cool, overheating and battery draining fast issues is only for X series

  • I've the Xperia X (F5122) it runs on nougat 7.1.1 with the August security patch and it's gonna receive the Oreo update too.

  • I really like the xa1 plus and waiting it to be released in India soon..

  • No prove, just a liar.

  • This is much more interesting than the xz1. Finally a fingerprint reader on midrange. Wish they had it on the ultra.

  • Sony CEO has been claimed that they're not focusing too much on smartphones due to many competitive on smartphones right now. But they do interested on VR technology, so maybe we can only see Sony for 2 - 3 years more on smartphones market.

  • Sony is going down .

  • i am big sony fan but i absolutely agree with u... ceo must resign noww.... 2700 for 2017 new flagship....even compare to 3430 and 4000 (redmi note 4)? hardly last for half day heavy use. i remember i was laughing and say note 8 is nothing new just copy n paste s8 plus. but for this xz1 i even more dissapointed. absolutely nothing new compare to xzs or xz... no dual camera no facial recognition no ram improvement no design change nothinggggg.... wat r u doing sony.

  • i am a big sony fans n hpe wat u say is true but it is not. why it still using mtk for mid range. i know they want to maximise profit but mtk is really not good. it even better if they use snapdragon 6xx or even 4xx.. mtk has many issue heating, lagging when low battery, battery draining and the most worrisome by all reliability...

  • Well, at least it has FM radio. Only cheap phones get FM radio, which means the manufacturers think only poor people listen to FM radio. It's too big and bulky, and honestly it should have launched with Android Oreo preinstalled just like its more expensive brother the Xperia XZ1. If you want a phone with similar specs and price point, I would wait for the 2018 successor to the Galaxy A7 (2017). Should be released by Jan/Feb 2018.

  • If only there is sd proc version of it.. Huhu..

  • X will get android 8 actually

  • I got ur point, i hope u knw this z5 had a issue with software updates coz of sd810, i dont prefer to buy the old phones, but sd 650 is a best Processor without having any issues so i bought x, i got my device with factory os 7.0, now my phone running with 7.1.1 august security patch, i didnt find any bug issue with software, after a big research from gsmarena, qualcomm, etc only i bought this, i dont knw which country are you to get slow updates, updates not important for me actually, my sony ericsson wt19i lww with android 2.3 still working, still im satisfied with my phone just miss the xa1 plus though

  • There's no issue either you're rich or not. As you already bought an X in this July, that means you spent some money on a phone. I was just saying that you should know abt software update. To be honest you're not getting any update after 7.0 which you could easily skip by trying a different phone. I know that X has no recent version and that's why I's frustrated too until this XA1+ announcement. May be I don't know how a processor works or what is the best combination between a processor and a chipset, but I know something about latest technology and hardware cz it's not that hard to get those knowledge if you follow sites like GSMArena or something else. Their blogs are informative and accurate as well. And finally I also had an X so I believe I at least know something abt this phone. But that's not the case cz then you might go for a Z5 too which is way better than X. But I personally don't support buying old phones cz they lack in software updates which is a priority to me. No phone is perfect and software update releases the bug you face during usage. That is what you'd probably gonna miss as long as you use the X. Android 8 is announced so you could've get an update if your phone had a factory version 7. But it's 6 and that doesn't work. I hope you got my point.

  • Me neither.

  • Guess what, if they give you an SD 835 in it and makes it ip68 certified then the regular price should be over $500. And that's boring cz they already have lots of phones in high end line. I really appreciate such a great step for mid rangers. And helio p20 is something you can't notice a major delay. May be 1-2 sec difference in comparison to SD 800 phones. But they're offering you something more that really can reduce your hatred on helio p20. Overall it's a best combination for mid ranger under Sony's tag. This phone has couple of things that can easily beat top flagships. Even s8 doesn't have a wide angle lens and Sony always provides the widest angle ever. The sound quality in my current XA Ultra easily competes any top phone even it has a mono speaker. And Sony has the best noise cancellation technology ever. The display is not as good as Samsung but stays on top 3 for sure. And finally it's an edge display, OMG!!! Get a black version and see how it looks in real life. And now it has a bigger battery as well with a Qnovo fast charging technology. What else you're looking for for $400?

  • It's just that batterylife is something that should be in any phone, not only expensive ones, even base tier. And the helio P20 is hardly a budget chip in the year 2017, they should at least have gone with a helio x20 or p25, this also goes for the XA1 Ultra in my eyes, that should have gotten a helio x25, x20 or snapdragon 626, something along those lines.

  • I cannot believe it. Sony is giving you 3450 mah battery, fingerprint sensor (which I personally think is completely useless and unnecessary on any phone), itwill have oreo and still people are complaining lol I would only change design, it's too boxy, I mean last few phones literally look the same, I wish its a bit more round like Xa (which I'm a proud owner) and get rid of those side bezzels. Overall, I think it's good phone and can't wait for next year, I'm hoping for Xa2.

  • I think sony should come to dual camera era

  • That's why S8 still can beat XZ Premium

  • because bigger shutter is better (you can capture more light to the picture)... if you wonder why samsung makes better photos than sony, it's because of photo compress (software) not because shutter or photo sensor (hardware).. sony has way best hardware solution for mobile cameras (that's why apple, huawei and others use their sensors), but they are really bad at photo compression.

  • Ha ha r u processor maker laughing funnily? Can u able to make chipset? Daily activities task longevity everything is possible in mtk too im still using i dont find any issue

  • Samjen41 Ha ha i think u dont knw anything about new mobile technologies, my xperia x have feature of flagship phone it passed many test durable quality water, performance, speed, i already said im nt rich, may be u r rich thats y ur money made u talking rubbish

  • Why sony won't to change the aperture from f 2.0 to f 1.7 like samsung did...

  • Yeah. Fingerprint + edge to edge screen. But not water-res..

  • can anyone confirm that it will be available to India?

  • You're funny! You're not supposed to buy an Xperia X in this July a it's a bit old device for you to buy in 2017. You made a mistake. Never buy a phone that has an older release date more than 4-5 months because you might regret soon as the company is often releasing new devices with lots of updates and latest technologies.

  • So you're saying a mid ranger phone should be below 300 EUR? When you buy an iPhone or s8 spending 800 EUR what do you say that? An expensive phone, right? But when you get an OnePlus 5 in 400 EUR that time you really don't want to say it as an expensive phone which is why OnePlus 5 is reputed as budget flagship phone. Now if you can't say 400 EUR that expensive, how could you treat 300 EUR over mid range? Isn't it conflicting?

  • Ha ha. Their phones can't even stand on their own.

  • Well in which sector? Could you please be more specific? If I'm not wrong, Sony is the only company who has 80% waterproof phones among all their products. Even in the rest 20% they don't give an official declaration but they are also splash resistant because they pass the rain test. They have the camera sensor patent, side button fingerprint sensor patent, camera button patent, audio patent and even Qnovo technology patent that holds battery from drying. Now do you see how behind it looks after my words and lists of their patent numbers? Please show me at least one company who has at least 5 waterproof phones. Even iPhone can't provide you a headphone jack for water resistance purpose and still lacks in touch performance in the pool or rain. Looking forward to your valuable info that nobody knows yet.

  • The issue with mediatek is not the chip itself as a whole but its connectivity modems like wifi and calls. It's taking the chip's efficiency out which makes any smartphones with mediatek in it looks bad in battery endurance. It's not the a72/a53 nor the mali gpu's fault. I also suspect the chip's arch like it need some overhaul. So if Sony used sd600 series, it will attract more buyers. Afterall, Qualcomm started with connectivity services before making mobile chipsets(remember your old-school PC's?most of them had qualcomm conn. modems). They are well-versed in that so they perfected it beforehand.

  • Why isn't amazing what u know about helio p20 mediatek, sony xa1 working fine with 16nm new gen soc its a midrange device wake up man, i used sd, mtk i dont find any differences, only many quick chargers supported for sd

  • i bought my xperia X in july only, im nt rich to buy again nd also im frm india sony costly here when compare to many countries but not costlier than the american show off fruit company 16nm helio p20, pump express2.0 fast charge i hope sony use lpddr4 ram, new gen chipset, im user of helio p10 before they r gud too now sd 650 all r gud on their way Sony 3430 battery life is huge when compared to 5000mah budget Big display for movies , finger print, sony camera, sony software, quality device in all no issue ull found bcoz of sony, dont listen other comments who dont know knowledge about phones, they'll talk bezel big, mediatek etc, Nowdays i watch movies so i need this phone, Xperia X nd xa1plus both r same in features just display size, battery differs. Im enjoying with my xperia X battery, camera, quality, software management, xperia ui, dual speaker etc, Who need compact one with flagship feature go for Xperia X with midrange price, who need normal pockatable big phone with flagship feature with midrange price go for Xperia XA1 plus Android 8.0 Oreo is on the way for both devices

  • U r right helio p20 mtk not an issue 16nm processor, quick charge, large high quality battery, big display, fingerprint everything is here, leave those idiot who dont value of the quality, always talk low bezel, mtk etc

  • I only wish Sony used Snapdragon for this beauty.

  • Really good one.But sd630/60 was a clever option

  • I don't get it, why does this have 3430 mAh battery life when XZ1, and XZ1 compact flagship phones comes with 2700 mAh battery life. It's meant to be the opposite. I'm fed up with Sony, and the CEO needs to resign now.

  • sony is way behind. they can be the top in camera and in everything else. but they move so slow. they need to start making big changes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Helio p20 isn't that amazing though :/ . the price will also probably be between 279 and 379euros and that's not really that mid-range either.

  • This smartphone is going to be a battery beast.

  • If screen digitizer is good then I will buy it

  • Wow good phone

  • No gyroscope sensor

  • Looks like Sony is gonna rule the year of 2018. This is a total package you could ever imagine if it's a mid range phone.

  • Might be a good replacement for teh z5.. Even though no waterproofing..but I can live with that

  • Sony add fingerprint and increase battery capacity, bigger than XA1 ultra...

  • Haha Sony pls learn from market I mean who gives like 1 mile long bazel in 2017 And 32 gb internal storage only

  • As I was reading the specs, I was actually becoming quite excited, then I read the SoC..... Dammmn Sony! Back at it again with the weak Mediatek processors! #DeadMeme