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Shortly after releasing the Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact in
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As of today, the unlocked Sony Xperia XA1 Plus can be pre-ordered through Amazon, which acts as one of Sony's official US distribution channels. The new smartphone is offered for $379.99 (in gold, black, or blue), comes with US warranty, and will be shipped on October 23. Like most unlocked Sony handsets, this one isn't compatible with Verizon and Sprint, but you can use it on any GSM/LTE network, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, and so on.
Powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 processor, the Sony
Xperia XA1 Plus is made out of aluminum and glass, featuring a 23 MP rear
camera, 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of expandable storage space, and a quite large 3430
mAh battery. While the device has a fingerprint scanner embedded in its side
power button, this is disabled in the US
Unlike the Xperia XZ1 and Xperia XZ1 Compact, which run Android 8 Oreo out of the box, the XA1 Plus comes with Android 7 Nougat pre-installed. Of course, Sony will update the handset to Oreo, but we don't know if it's going to do it before the end of 2017 (probably not). So, anyone here planning to buy this new Xperia?
source: Amazon
