Sony quietly unveils Xperia XA2 Plus with 6-inch display & Snapdragon 630

0. phoneArena posted on 11 Jul 2018, 07:23

Sony has quietly taken the wraps off of its latest mid-range smartphone, the Xperia XA2 Plus, which looks set to compliment the Xperia XA2 and XA2 Ultra which were announced earlier this year...

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posted on 11 Jul 2018, 07:30 4

1. GreenMan (Posts: 2503; Member since: 09 Nov 2015)

Why quietly?

Write a bloody song and dance about it, 'Sonny'!

This is a decent phone with decent specs and if Sony manage to price it under $300 (Which I doubt); at a decent price.

I absolutely love how this phone has the visual flair of older Xperia Phones; released back in Jelly bean days. I find it quite nostalgic; although some might disagree.

Lastly; I'd oh so optimistically go as far as to say that phones like these 'Might' (With a capital 'M') put Sony back into the smartphone game!

Oh well,

G'Day!

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 07:36 6

2. Humanoid (Posts: 887; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

Not even Moto G6+ is below $300, how was this one supposed to?

Xa2 was $340, Xa2u was $440... This one must be around $ 380

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 09:13

7. GreenMan (Posts: 2503; Member since: 09 Nov 2015)

Because...

Well, The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Pro (Global Version) with the vastly superior Snapdragon 636 is available here for $280.

And...

The Nokia 6.1 with Snapdragon 630 is going for $200 right now (On sale).

Both unlocked.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 13:46 4

12. Humanoid (Posts: 887; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

Redmi 5+

No nfc, no usb C, no triluminos, no qnovo, no EIS 4K, low bitrate vids, audio recording is awful, many users complain about microphone. No gorilla 5

Redmi is made in India, which is cheaper.

Nokia 6 is made by Foxconn, which is cheaper than having own factories ( Apple knows pretty well), bad pics, bad vids, no gorilla 5

Cellphone is a whole thing.. Not cpu, storage and amount of ram.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 15:37 1

14. josephnero (Posts: 736; Member since: 16 Nov 2011)

Exactly

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 07:38 1

3. yann (Posts: 573; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)

The design is much better then premium.
The only thing that is deal breaker for me is back FPS.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 07:52 5

4. Humanoid (Posts: 887; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

It is same of last year, just curved back...

I love the loop design.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 15:48

15. Y.S.L.. (Posts: 59; Member since: 03 Jul 2018)

I hate the loop design
The flat rear back rectangular look better

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 08:09 8

5. Rager722 (Posts: 448; Member since: 30 Jan 2013)

Not bad, Sony. Beautiful midranger. Now make your flagship look better.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 08:14 5

6. Humanoid (Posts: 887; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

This has Gorilla 5, Motorola uses GG3 for midranges.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 20:17

17. AronWunarso (Posts: 175; Member since: 21 Feb 2016)

I don't really see huge difference between GG3 and GG5, both has the same scratch resistant.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 09:37 1

8. WAusJackBauer (Posts: 417; Member since: 22 Mar 2015)

Ugh sick of these big phones. I have the Xperia XA2 and the biggest reason I got it was because of its 5.2" screen

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 10:46 1

9. mahima (Posts: 592; Member since: 20 Nov 2014)

and a thick bezel...they willl not be that much different in terms of size

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 13:48 3

13. Humanoid (Posts: 887; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)

1mm more than OP5t

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 10:57 4

10. wesley. (Posts: 170; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)

This is more like it. Premium metal back. I don't care if using glass on the back is shiny and all that. It's fragile, slippery and a fingerprint magnet.

I'd seriously consider getting this phone. Ticks all the boxes and battery life should be excellent, which is very important to me.

The XA2 and XA2 ultra have plastic backs, as well as very easily scratched plastic covering the camera lens. A big error. Glad this is rectified.

Also I saw a great deal on an XZ2 yesterday, but ignored it, because it has no 3.5mm headphone jack and the fingerprint sensor is in the most awkward low position in the middle of the back. Terrible decisions from Sony.

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 11:24 1

11. Sparkxster (Posts: 703; Member since: 31 Mar 2017)

Very beautiful midranger nice Sony!

posted on 11 Jul 2018, 18:29

16. Remmy (Posts: 176; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)

This looks even better than my XZ2, Sony could have done the same with a revamped omnibalance design with a 2:1 display. Don't get why the gold color is only offered in the midrange class too.