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After launching the Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra earlier this year, the Japanese smartphone manufacturer is back with another mid-ranger in the form of Sony Xperia XA1 Plus which has been launched at a price of Rs 24,990.
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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Review A Smartphone To Perfectly Join The Dots
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080) Full HD edge-to-edge display with Image Enhance Technology, Corning Gorilla Glass protection, offering 401 ppi • 2.3GHz GHz MediaTek Helio P20 Octa-Core 64-bit processor coupled with ARM Mali T880 GPU
4GB RAM and 32GB storage, expandable up to 256GB via microSD card • Android 7.0 (Nougat) out of the box
Dual SIM 23MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash, 1/2.3″ Exmos RS sensor, Hybrid AF, Quick Launch & Capture, SteadyShot and Low-light photo: ISO6400 • 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1/4″ Exmor R sensor, 23mm wide-angle lens, and SteadyShot
Fingerprint scanner embedded in the power button. Yes, you read it right!! • IP68 Water and Dust resistance rating. • 3430mAh battery with Qnovo Adaptive fast charging
4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, WiFi 820.11 a/b/g/n, GPS/GLONASS, NFC and USB Type-C • Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Dimensions: 155 x 75 x 8.7 mm; Weight: 190g • Color Options: Gold, Black and Blue color
While the fingerprint scanner is a welcome change in the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus and there are very thin bezels at both sides, the one on the top and bottom feel almost unnecessarily, however, the extra space is home to dual front-facing speakers.
Moreover, the IP68 rating is something that most of the devices in this segment fail to offer and this can give an edge to Sony Xperia XA1 Plus against its competitors.
For stock Android lovers, Sony Xperia XA1 Plus runs on Android 7.1.2 Nougat, with minimalistic UI on top and the company has always done a great job by keeping the user interface as close and as stock Android. And of course, users also get Sony’s own bundle of apps on-board, to help further enhance the experience.
Coming to the performance credentials, this is where the smartphone surprisingly shines, barring the 32GB of internal storage, as Helio P20 is one of the best non-SD chipset available in the market and that coupled with 4GB of RAM and a powerhouse of a GPU, makes Sony Xperia XA1 Plus one of the well-rounded packages for power users who can’t live without multitasking and running heavy applications at the same time.