Sony Xperia XA2 Plus Specs Review, Features and Price

The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has been unveiled by the Japanese tech giant as the upgraded variant of the Xperia XA2 and a downgraded variant of the Xperia XA2 Ultra. It’s also the first Xperia XA2 smartphone with the trending 18:9 aspect ratio screen.

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

It has the USB type-C charging port with noise-canceling mic and a speaker. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 630 chip with two storage and RAM variants to choose from. You also get a single 23MP rear camera and 8MP selfies. Lets find out more.

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Design

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

The Xperia XA2 Plus sports an ergonomic and OmniPresence design which Sony brought onboard earlier this year with its flagships. The metallic back panel looks radiant with curved sides for a perfect grip.

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

While the rear camera has been moved to the extreme top for a more detailed finishing. The LED flash sits by the left side, whereas the fingerprint scanner has been brought down to its usual position. It measures 9.6 mm in thickness and weighs a ton.

Display

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Unlike other XA2 series, this Plus version now has the 18:9 aspect ratio screen. The bezels at the front have been significantly reduced. Overall, the front is all about narrower bezels and taller display for users.

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

The 6-inch FHD+ capacitive touchscreen is absolutely breathtaking, just the way Sony makes them. The screen boasts 1080 x 2160 pixels in resolution and 402 pixel per inch density for amazing visuals. The screen stretches up to 78.9% screen-to-body ratio with the Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on top.

Hardware and Software

The brain behind the device is the Snapdragon 630 chip from Qualcomm. The chip uses a 14nm FinFET manufacturing process and 8-cores of processor clocked at 2.2GHz. In the graphics department, the Adreno 508 graphics card takes charge.

You get to choose between two variants in terms of storage and RAM space, there’s a standard version with 64GB storage space and 6GB of RAM. While the cheaper variant has 32GB storage space and 4GB of RAM. Both are expandable up to 400GB, while it runs on Android 8.0 Oreo.

Camera

Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

The 23MP single rear camera has a 1/2.3” Exmor RS sensor size, 84-degree wide-angle 24mm lens and f/2.0 aperture. It supports ISO 12,800 and shoots 4K videos @30fps, but also has 120fps slow-mo recording. While the 8MP selfie camera has f/2.4 aperture, 1/4” Exmor R sensor size with a 120-degree super wide-angle lens.

Battery

Powering the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is a 3580mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery with fast charging technology. With the fast charging feature, charging the battery from 0% to 100% shouldn’t take up to 2 hours.

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Sony Xperia XA2 Plus Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type Smartphone
Model Sony Xperia XA2 Plus
Announced July, 2018
Released July, 2018
Status Available on Shopping stores

Network

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Network WCDMA – HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE
SIM Type

Nano + Nano

SIM Count Dual SIM

Design

Type Metal
Dimensions 157 x 75 x 9.6 mm
Weight 205g
Protection Yes
Colours Silver, Black, Gold, Green

Display

Display Type FHD+ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 6-inch
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels
Colors 16M colors
Pixel Density 402ppi
Screen-To-Body Ratio 78.9%
Touch Screen Yes
Protection Yes
Features Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant
Secondary Display No

Camera

23MP
Yes
2160p@30fps
Autofocus 
Continuous shooting 
Digital zoom 
Exposure compensation 
Face detection 
Geotagging 
HDR 
ISO settings 
Panorama 
Scene mode 
Self-timer 
Touch focus 
White balance settings
Yes, LED
8MP

Software

Android 8.0 Oreo
Modified
Yes
Skype Yes
Whatsapp Yes
Facebook Yes
Youtube Yes

Hardware

Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630
CPU Octa-core 2.2GHz
GPU Adreno 508
6GB/4GB
Internal Storage 64GB/32GB
Yes, up to 400GB

Fingerprint (Rear)
Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient Light
Compass

Controls Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key

Connectivity

Yes
Infrared
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
USB Type Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
HDMI
Facial Identification Yes
No

Battery

Battery Type Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3580mAh
Placement Non-removable
Fast Charging Yes
Standby
Talk Time
Music Play

Media

Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC
Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player
Vibration, Ringtones
MP3, WAV
Yes

Yes

Other Features

– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
– DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer

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