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Sony Xperia XA1 Smartphone Series Starts Receiving Android 8.0 Oreo Update: Reports

Sony Xperia XA1 Smartphone Series Starts Receiving Android 8.0 Oreo Update: Reports

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 17 March 2018 15:08 IST

Sony Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra at MWC 2017

Highlights

Sony Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra were launched at MWC 2017
Xperia XA1 Plus was launched at IFA 2017
The company recently updated its Xperia R1 series to Oreo

Sony has started rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo updates to its Xperia XA1 family of smartphones, comprising the Xperia XA1, Xperia XA1 Plus, and Xperia XA1 Ultra, as per user reports. The update also brings along the February 5 Android security patch - a bit of a disappointment considering the availability of the March security patch. The Xperia XA1 and Xperia XA1 Ultra smartphones were launched with Android 7.0 Nougat at MWC 2017, while the Xperia XA1 Plus was launched with Android Nougat at IFA 2017.

Users report the Sony Xperia XA1-series Android 8.0 update brings build number 48.1.A.0.116, as noted by Xperia Blog. Sony's track record with Android updates has been hit-and-miss, but users will certainly be grateful their non-flagship smartphones are receiving version updates, albeit after the Android P Developer Preview was released.

The Japanese company released its Oreo update for its last generation flagship, the Xperia XZ Premium, in October - which is significantly earlier than its scheduled December arrival. The Xperia R1 and Xperia R1 Plus mid-range handsets, launched exclusively in India in October last year, received their Android 8.0 updates earlier this month. Sony updated its two-year old Xperia X and Xperia X Compact last month.

This year, Sony has launched five handsets thus far - the Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Xperia L2 at CES 2018, apart from its Xperia XZ2 and Xperia XZ2 Compact handsets at MWC 2018.

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good battery performance
Selfie camera performs well

Bad
No fingerprint sensor
No 4K video recording
Bland design

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Display 6.00-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 23-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 2700mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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Sony Xperia XA1

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.00-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 23-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 2300mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Display 5.50-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 23-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3430mAh

OS Android 7.0

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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