Earlier this week, at CES 2018, Sony apparent two new mid-range Android Oreo smartphones that accomplish the Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra of aftermost year. Called Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra, the new handsets are already accessible to pre-order in the US, actuality offered apart for $349 and $449, respectively. While Sony didn't acutely change the architecture of its new Xperia XA family, the XA2 and XA2 Ultra attending bigger than their predecessors, acknowledgment in no baby allotment to their bargain top and basal bezels. Another affair that's about instantly apparent on both handsets is the attendance of fingerprint

Sony Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra

Sony Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra

For a abundant specs allegory amid Sony's Xperia XA2 and XA1 series, analysis out the tables below.

Sony Xperia XA2 vs Sony Xperia XA1

Sony Xperia XA2

Sony Xperia XA1

Design
OS	Android (8.0)	Android (7.0)
Dimensions	5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches (142 x 70 x 9.7 mm)	5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches (145 x 67 x 8 mm)
Weight	6.03 oz (171 g) the average is 5.5 oz (158 g)	5.04 oz (143 g) the average is 5.5 oz (158 g)
Materials	Main body: Aluminum
Features	Fingerprint (touch)

Display
Physical size	5.2 inches	5.0 inches
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels	720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel body of a affectation represents the cardinal of pixels over an breadth of one inch. It’s abstinent in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The college the number, the added abundant and attractive the affectation is.	424 ppi	294 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two capital awning technologies currently acclimated in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The above usually appearance a ablaze antecedent and aqueous crystals, while the closing is based on amoebic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD acquiesce for actual authentic blush reproduction and actual avant-garde examination angles, breadth no cogent angel affection accident is observed. Current AMOLED screens alter in such a way that they can affectation abundant added saturated colors (sometimes too much) and abundantly aerial adverse levels, which is due to atramentous blush actuality absolutely atramentous in AMOLED displays.	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body ratio Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what allotment of the aboveboard breadth of a phone its awning occupies.	74.89 %	70.87 %
Colors	16 777 216	16 777 216

Camera
Camera	23 megapixels	23 megapixels
Flash	LED	LED
Aperture size Aperture size - The breach of a camera is the breach through which ablaze campaign afore it alcove the camera sensor. The abate the cardinal is, the bigger this breach is, acceptance for added ablaze to pass.	F2.0	F2.0
Focal breadth (35mm equivalent) Focal breadth (35mm equivalent) - The lower (shorter) the focal breadth number, the added the attempt will be. Conversely, best focal breadth cameras aftermath narrower frames, which can be acclimated for telephoto (zoomed-in) purposes.		24 mm
Camera sensor size Camera sensor size - A bigger camera sensor is able to abduction added light, and appropriately aftermath bigger photos.	1/2.3"	1/2.3"
Hardware Features	Autofocus	Autofocus
Software Features	Digital angel stabilization, Blow to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging	Manual focus, Object tracking, Blow to focus, Smile detection, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Camcorder	3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Recording format		MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Features	Digital angel stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing	Digital angel stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing
Front-facing camera	8 megapixels	8 megapixels
Video capture		1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)

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Hardware
System chip System chip - Best avant-garde handsets use an avant-garde dent that includes abounding of the device’s accouterments modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes alike the wireless radio. This acreage shows what authentic arrangement dent (or System-on-a-Chip) is acclimated in the phone.	Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630	MediaTek helio P20 MT6757
Processor Processor - The processor is the capital accretion basic of a phone and is a above agency back it comes to the all-embracing acceleration of the device. Some added able smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors advised to bear greater performance.	Octa-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Graphics processor Graphics processor - The cartoon processor is important for the bland operation of the arrangement and abnormally in amateur and added applications that may absorb circuitous cartoon and animations.	Adreno 508	Mali-T880 MP2
System memory System memory - Arrangement memory, or RAM anamnesis is the blazon of anamnesis that the accessory uses to briefly abundance abstracts from the OS or currently-running apps. The added RAM accessible to the device, the bigger the achievement will be back assorted or added programs are running.	3 GB RAM (Dual-channel, 1333 MHz) / LPDDR4	3 GB RAM (Dual-channel, 1600 MHz) / LPDDR4
Built-in storage Built-in storage - Bigger accumulator accommodation allows you to accumulate added agreeable adored assimilate your device, such as added applications, photos or video. Amateur and video agreeable about booty up the bigger bulk of accumulator space.	32 GB	32 GB
Storage expansion Storage expansion - Some handsets acquiesce you to aggrandize their accumulator accommodation by application a anamnesis amplification agenda – best generally microSD. Amplification anamnesis is mostly acceptable for media storage, such as photo, video or music content.	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Battery
Capacity Capacity - The bigger, the better! However, array accommodation is not the alone agency that has an aftereffect on array life. Those accommodate the chipset in use, the software active on the device, as able-bodied as the consumer's different acceptance pattern.	3300 mAh	2300 mAh
Fast Charge	Yes	Yes
Talk time		11.30 hours the average is 20 h (1207 min)
Stand-by time		23.3 canicule (560 hours) the average is 20 canicule (477 h)
Talk time (3G)		10.12 hours the average is 18 h (1095 min)
Stand-by time (3G)		25.1 canicule (603 hours) the average is 23 canicule (544 h)
Stand-by time (4G)		23.8 canicule (572 hours) the average is 19 canicule (455 h)
Music playback		55.32 hours
Video playback		7.35 hours

Multimedia
Screen mirroring	Wireless awning share	Wireless awning share

Cellular
GSM		850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS		850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE (FDD)		Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
Data	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Availability
Scheduled release Scheduled release - Shows back is the authentic phone appointed to be fabricated accessible to the accessible in North America	February 2018

Shopping information
MSRP price		$ 299

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Design
OS	Android (8.0)	Android (7.0)
Dimensions	6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches (163 x 80 x 9.5 mm)	6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches (165 x 79 x 8.1 mm)
Weight	7.80 oz (221 g) the average is 5.5 oz (158 g)	6.63 oz (188 g) the average is 5.5 oz (158 g)
Materials	Main body: Aluminum	Accents: Aluminum
Features	Fingerprint (touch)

Display
Physical size	6.0 inches	6.0 inches
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels	1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel body of a affectation represents the cardinal of pixels over an breadth of one inch. It’s abstinent in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The college the number, the added abundant and attractive the affectation is.	367 ppi	367 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two capital awning technologies currently acclimated in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The above usually appearance a ablaze antecedent and aqueous crystals, while the closing is based on amoebic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD acquiesce for actual authentic blush reproduction and actual avant-garde examination angles, breadth no cogent angel affection accident is observed. Current AMOLED screens alter in such a way that they can affectation abundant added saturated colors (sometimes too much) and abundantly aerial adverse levels, which is due to atramentous blush actuality absolutely atramentous in AMOLED displays.	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body ratio Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what allotment of the aboveboard breadth of a phone its awning occupies.	76.07 %	76.10 %
Colors	16 777 216	16 777 216

Camera
Camera	23 megapixels	23 megapixels
Flash	LED	LED
Aperture size Aperture size - The breach of a camera is the breach through which ablaze campaign afore it alcove the camera sensor. The abate the cardinal is, the bigger this breach is, acceptance for added ablaze to pass.	F2.0	F2.0
Focal breadth (35mm equivalent) Focal breadth (35mm equivalent) - The lower (shorter) the focal breadth number, the added the attempt will be. Conversely, best focal breadth cameras aftermath narrower frames, which can be acclimated for telephoto (zoomed-in) purposes.		24 mm
Camera sensor size Camera sensor size - A bigger camera sensor is able to abduction added light, and appropriately aftermath bigger photos.	1/2.3"	1/2.3"
Hardware Features	Autofocus	Autofocus
Software Features	Touch to focus, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging	Manual focus, Object tracking, Digital angel stabilization, Blow to focus, Smile detection, Face detection, Self-timer, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Camcorder	3840x2160 (4K) (30 fps)	Yes
Features	Digital angel stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing	High Dynamic Range approach (HDR), Object tracking, Digital angel stabilization, Video calling, Video sharing
Front-facing camera	16 megapixels	16 megapixels
Video capture	3840x2160 (4K)	1920x1080 (1080p HD)

Partners

Hardware
System chip System chip - Best avant-garde handsets use an avant-garde dent that includes abounding of the device’s accouterments modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes alike the wireless radio. This acreage shows what authentic arrangement dent (or System-on-a-Chip) is acclimated in the phone.	Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630	MediaTek helio P20 MT6757
Processor Processor - The processor is the capital accretion basic of a phone and is a above agency back it comes to the all-embracing acceleration of the device. Some added able smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors advised to bear greater performance.	Octa-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm	Octa-core, 2300 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Graphics processor Graphics processor - The cartoon processor is important for the bland operation of the arrangement and abnormally in amateur and added applications that may absorb circuitous cartoon and animations.	Adreno 508	Mali-T880 MP2
System memory System memory - Arrangement memory, or RAM anamnesis is the blazon of anamnesis that the accessory uses to briefly abundance abstracts from the OS or currently-running apps. The added RAM accessible to the device, the bigger the achievement will be back assorted or added programs are running.	4 GB RAM (Dual-channel, 1333 MHz) / LPDDR4	4 GB RAM (Dual-channel, 1600 MHz) / LPDDR4
Built-in storage Built-in storage - Bigger accumulator accommodation allows you to accumulate added agreeable adored assimilate your device, such as added applications, photos or video. Amateur and video agreeable about booty up the bigger bulk of accumulator space.	64 GB	32 GB
Storage expansion Storage expansion - Some handsets acquiesce you to aggrandize their accumulator accommodation by application a anamnesis amplification agenda – best generally microSD. Amplification anamnesis is mostly acceptable for media storage, such as photo, video or music content.	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC	microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Battery
Capacity Capacity - The bigger, the better! However, array accommodation is not the alone agency that has an aftereffect on array life. Those accommodate the chipset in use, the software active on the device, as able-bodied as the consumer's different acceptance pattern.	3580 mAh	2700 mAh
Fast Charge	Yes	Yes
Talk time		13.27 hours the average is 20 h (1207 min)
Stand-by time		28.5 canicule (685 hours) the average is 20 canicule (477 h)
Talk time (3G)		11.88 hours the average is 18 h (1095 min)
Stand-by time (3G)		29.5 canicule (708 hours) the average is 23 canicule (544 h)
Stand-by time (4G)		28.0 canicule (671 hours) the average is 19 canicule (455 h)
Music playback		64.95 hours
Video playback		8.63 hours

Multimedia
Screen mirroring	Wireless awning share	Wireless awning share

Cellular
GSM		850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS		850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE (FDD)		Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
Data	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

Availability
Scheduled release Scheduled release - Shows back is the authentic phone appointed to be fabricated accessible to the accessible in North America	February 2018