Sony Xperia XA1

In April 2017, Sony launched a new smartphone in its mid-range series dubbed as the Xperia XA1 for the Indian market. The major selling point for this device is its metal body design and sleek bezels.

Display & Design
In terms of design, the smartphone sports a metal unibody design which ships in three colour variants, viz. Black, White and Pink. The phone is pretty sleek and measures at a mere 8 mm in thickness. On the front, it features thin bezels and gunning at an overall borderless design. The screen of the handset features a 5-inch IPS LCD display panel having a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. This display is fairly moderate, however, at this price range, a Full HD display is the norm.

Camera
In the camera department, it smartphone features a  primary 23-megapixel rear-facing camera coupled with an LED flash for low-light photography. The primary camera sensor is a Sony IMX300 Exmor RS sensor having an aperture of f/2.0 aperture to capture vivid and colour accurate images. On the front, the phone has an 8-megapixel camera integrated that features a Sony IMX219 sensor having an aperture of f/2.0.

Performance & Memory
Under the hood, the Xperia XA1 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz for four Cortex-A53 cores and 1.6 GHz for the other four cores. The device is also coupled with 3GB of RAM for a seamless experience. Sony ships the Xperia XA1 with 32GB of internal memory which is expandable up to 256GB through a microSD card.

Battery & Connectivity
The Xperia XA1 is powered by a 2300mAh battery pack that should get you up to 9 hours of video playback time. As far as connectivity is concerned, the smartphone features 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, NFC, and USB Type-C