Sony has launched the new Xperia X and Xperia XA in India with the Xperia XA Ultra Coming Soon.
The Sony Xperia X is the flagship for 2016 and has been launched for Rs. 48990. The phone will be available on the 7th of June with preorders beginning immediately. Those placing pre-orders will receive a pair of Sony SBH70 Wireless headphones as a freebie.
The Sony Xperia X features a 5-inch display with a 1920 x 1080p resolution along with 64 GB of onboard storage. The handset will also get 3 GB of RAM and expandability via a Hybrid slot, which either takes two sim cards or one sim and one microSD card of up to 200 GB capacity.
The phone is, however, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 chipset, which is the same chipset found in low-end handsets like the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. The CPU setup comprises of Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 along with the Adreno 510 GPU.
The camera is what Sony claims is the highlight of the Xperia X with a 23 MP primary camera featuring a f/2 aperture 24mm lens and predictive focus capabilities. You however only get 1080p video capture while the front camera features a 13 MP sensor with a f/2 aperture. The Xperia X has a 2620 mAh battery
The Xperia XA, on the other hand, costs Rs. 20990 and will go on sale on the 18th of June. The phone features a brilliant edge-less or bezel-less front display which looks great. The Xperia XA has a 5 inch 1280 x 720p display and runs on a 2.0 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 chipset with the Mali-T860MP2 GPU.
16 GB Storage with 2 GB of RAM comes standard on the Xperia XA, and the camera setup consists of a 13 MP primary and an 8MP front camera.
Specs |
Sony Xperia X |
Sony Xperia XA |
Sony Xperia XA Ultra |
| Display | 5 inch Full HD | 5 inch HD | 6 inch Full HD |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080p | 1280 x 720p | 1920 x 1080p |
| Dimensions | 142.7 x 69.4 x 7.9 mm / 153gm | 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm / 137.4gm | 164 x 79 x 8.4 mm / 202gm |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 | Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 | Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 510 | Mali-T860MP2 | Mali-T860MP2 |
| RAM | 3GB | 2GB | 3GB |
| Storage | 64GB flash storage | 16 GB | 16GB |
| Rear Camera | 23 MP, f/2.0, Predictive + Phase detection autofocus | 13 MP, phase detection autofocus | 13 MP, phase detection autofocus |
| Front Camera | 13 MP, f/2.0 | 8 MP, 1/4″ sensor size | 16 MP, 1/2.6″ sensor size, autofocus, OIS |
| Expandability | microSD, up to 200 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB | microSD, up to 200 GB |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 2620 mAh | Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh | Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh |
| Connectivity | 4G Dual SIM | 4G Dual SIM | 4G Dual SIM |
| OS | Android 6.0.1 | Android 6.0 | Android 6.0.1 |
| Price | Rs. 48990 | Rs. 20990 | TBA |