Hands-on with Sony’s new mid-rangers: Xperia XA2, XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2

We go hands-on with the Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2, Sony's new camera-centric mid-rangers that will be accessible starting in backward January.

Whether you’re a fan of Sony’s smartphone architecture or couldn’t affliction less, the abreast bezel-less artful has become added commonplace. You won’t acquisition that artful on the Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2, admitting that doesn’t beggarly you should apathy them as options.

All three smartphones ability not affection abreast bezel-less designs, but the Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra action edge-to-edge displays that are arced at the sides, which helps the bottle drain into the abandon for a added seamless feel in the hands. Being the lower-end advantage of the trio, the Xperia L2 sports added ancillary bezel than its two siblings, while the affectation takes a footfall bottomward to 720p.

The similarities amid the Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra abide with their rear 23 MP cameras that can almanac videos in 4K and 120 fps slow-motion. Both phones additionally action 8 MP advanced cameras able of 120-degree wide-angle shots, admitting the Xperia XA2 Ultra has a added 16 MP selfie camera with optical angel stabilization.

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The Xperia L2’s front-camera is alone a slight footfall bottomward from those on the Xperia XA2 devices. It’s a 120-degree wide-angle 8 MP shooter. The rear camera takes a steeper footfall down, advancing in at 13 MP with no optical angel stabilization.

In the hand, the Xperia L2 offers a solid matte artificial finish. It’s not the best exceptional of materials, but it gets the job done. It reminds us of the Nokia Lumia 920 from abounding years ago, abnormally with its accurately arced back.

In adverse to the L2, the XA2 and XA2 Ultra accept a abundant college affection feel due to it’s metal architecture and added architecture flourishes such as chamferred edges. Sony’s signature bend architecture makes a acknowledgment and with a added angled anatomy these are some of the best adequate activity phones that Sony has anytime produced.

Under the hood, the Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 630, admitting the closing appearance hardly added RAM and two accumulator options. All three phones are able with microSD agenda slots for added storage, and seeing how all three alpha with 32 GB of storage, you ability appetite to use that slot.

The absolute crime, however, is with the software. The Xperia XA2 and Xperia XA2 Ultra run Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, which is great. The Xperia L2, meanwhile, gets by with Android 7.1.1 Nougat, which is black to say the least.

After all, Oreo was appear to the accessible in backward August of aftermost year, and, at this point, it’s antic to not accept Oreo be accessible out of the box. We’re hopeful the Xperia L2 will get an amend to Oreo ancient bottomward the road, but we are not assured it.

The Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2 will be accessible in backward January, admitting Sony didn’t say how abundant the phones will cost. If their antecedent incarnations are any indicator, don’t apprehend them to appear in at aggressive prices.

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Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra and Xperia L2 availability details

 Xperia XA2Xperia XA2 UltraXperia L2
Display5.2" Full HD 1080p6" Full HD 1080p5.5" HD 720p
ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon 630Qualcomm Snapdragon 630Quad-core 1.5 GHz
RAM3 GB4 GB3 GB
Storage32 GB
Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD
32 GB
64 GB
Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD
32 GB
Expandable up to 256 GB via microSD
CameraRear: 23 MP Exmor RS with f/2.3 aperture, amalgam AP, and 5x zoom

Front: 8 MP sensor with 120-degree wide-angle lens

Front:
Rear: 23 MP Exmor RS with f/2.3 aperture, amalgam AP, and 5x zoom

Front: 16 MP sensor with OIS and 8 MP with 120 wide-angle lens
Rear: 13 MP sensor with 3x zoom

Front: 8 MP sensor with 120-degree wide-angle lens
MiscellaneousAndroid 8.0 Oreo, 3,300 mAh battery, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jackAndroid 8.0 Oreo, 3,580 mAh battery, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jackAndroid 7.1.1 Nougat, 3,300 mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack

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