Sony Xperia XA Ultra Unboxing & Hands-On Review

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe largest phone in Sony's 2016 lineup is this super sized mid-ranger the Xperia XA Ultra a 6-in beauty with a near borderless display and a selfie flash but we're getting ahead of ourselves hi I'm Michael Josh and you're watching Gadget match in our previous video we unboxed the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro so we thought why not continue the theme and unbox another 6-in smartphone this is our Sony Xperia XA ult ult ra unboxing and Hands-On review this is how the Box looks like muted compared to say the box of the C5 Ultra from last year there's nothing special about the box or the packaging when you lift it open you'll find the phone wrapped in plastic underneath the phone is this SIM card tray explainer and when you lift this compartment open the usual stuff USB cable charger headphones warranty card and startup guide typical to Sony the phone supports quick charging but doesn't ship with a charger that supports it Sony's website says you need the optional uc12 charger for that okay now onto the phone we have the lime Gold version but it also comes in white and black initial impressions well compared to other 6-in smartphones that we've held this one doesn't feel as wide it's a very beautiful phone there are hardly any B on it and especially when the display is turned on it's a beauty the phone shares the same design language as other Xperia phones squarish with rounded Corners the phone feels solid thanks to a metal frame although its back is made of polycarbonate plastic there's a slight curve to the frame and the display making it comfortable to hold all buttons are on the right side of the phone including a rounded power button volume rocker and dedicated camera shutter button back home and menu buttons are on screen on the left behind this flap is a dual nano SIM card tray and a separate micro SD card slot you'll need one because the phone only supports 16 GB of internal storage on top is its headphone jack and on the bottom speaker girls and a micro USB port let's take a look at the spec sheet while we power on the device the interface on the XA Ultra isn't different from any of Sony's other phones this year and if you're a Sony user not that different from past phones either the drop- down notification shade looks like this app drawer looks like this and the settings menu like this the Xperia XA Ultra runs Android 6.0 marshmallow out of the box now because this is a big phone when you swipe up diagonally from either bottom corner of the screen it lets you you shrink the screen for one-handed use one of the big selling points of the XA Ultra is its two cameras 21.5 megapixels with hybrid autofocus on the back and a 16 megapixel selfie camera that Sony claims does well even in low light and if that's not enough it's thrown in a selfie flash also both cameras performed as advertised the main camera does well especially when shooting Outdoors it's not the most Snappy cameras but shots turned out great well balanced and not oversaturated depth of field was nice too night shots weren't as spectacular but decent but the phone's best feature is its selfie camera there aren't many phones with a front-facing Flash and we really like the fill flash setting because it gives you a soft light that's not harsh after we shot this unboxing we used the phone for a couple of days so that we could answer two questions about performance and battery life the XA Ultra runs on a mid-range mediatech processor called The Helio P10 so we didn't expect blazing performance but in the limited time that we used it the interface felt Snappy and the phone ran Graphics intensive gam smoothly which is great because the phone's display would have otherwise been a waste overall the XA Ultra is a perfect multimedia device with a bright display and loud speakers battery life on the other hand could be better most phones of this size come with large batteries the XA Ultra only has a 2,700 milliamp R battery that's even smaller than what's on some 5-in phones these days based on our tests the battery will last about 6 hours with average use but what's worse is that it takes more than 2 hours to fully charge the phone using the included charger if you have a quick charger at home the phone will will juice up faster in the US the Sony Experia XA Ultra retails for just under $330 it's also available across southeast Asia and India for resped pricing check out the description below in the Philippines it costs 19,990 pesos so is the Sony Xperia XA Ultra your Gadget match if you're looking for a phone that's 6 in or larger then this is definitely one to consider compared to other extra-large phones of 2016 this phone is priced competitively both the A9 Pro from Samsung and the zenphone 3 Ultra are more pricey what we like about this phone is it super Sleek looks and almost borderless display plus its great multia capabilities and decent cameras where it fails is its subpar battery and a missing fingerprint sensor which is now pretty standard even on mid-range phones you might also want to hold off a bit because after we've unboxed all its Rivals we're planning our first head-to-head video the battle of the suiz smartphones if you will to make sure you don't miss that video subscribe to our YouTube channel like our Facebook page and follow Gadget Mash Elsewhere on social media plus make it a point to visit gadgetm match.com daily until the next video I'm Michael Josh thanks for dropping bythe largest phone in Sony's 2016 lineup is this super sized mid-ranger the Xperia XA Ultra a 6-in beauty with a near borderless display and a selfie flash but we're getting ahead of ourselves hi I'm Michael Josh and you're watching Gadget match in our previous video we unboxed the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro so we thought why not continue the theme and unbox another 6-in smartphone this is our Sony Xperia XA ult ult ra unboxing and Hands-On review this is how the Box looks like muted compared to say the box of the C5 Ultra from last year there's nothing special about the box or the packaging when you lift it open you'll find the phone wrapped in plastic underneath the phone is this SIM card tray explainer and when you lift this compartment open the usual stuff USB cable charger headphones warranty card and startup guide typical to Sony the phone supports quick charging but doesn't ship with a charger that supports it Sony's website says you need the optional uc12 charger for that okay now onto the phone we have the lime Gold version but it also comes in white and black initial impressions well compared to other 6-in smartphones that we've held this one doesn't feel as wide it's a very beautiful phone there are hardly any B on it and especially when the display is turned on it's a beauty the phone shares the same design language as other Xperia phones squarish with rounded Corners the phone feels solid thanks to a metal frame although its back is made of polycarbonate plastic there's a slight curve to the frame and the display making it comfortable to hold all buttons are on the right side of the phone including a rounded power button volume rocker and dedicated camera shutter button back home and menu buttons are on screen on the left behind this flap is a dual nano SIM card tray and a separate micro SD card slot you'll need one because the phone only supports 16 GB of internal storage on top is its headphone jack and on the bottom speaker girls and a micro USB port let's take a look at the spec sheet while we power on the device the interface on the XA Ultra isn't different from any of Sony's other phones this year and if you're a Sony user not that different from past phones either the drop- down notification shade looks like this app drawer looks like this and the settings menu like this the Xperia XA Ultra runs Android 6.0 marshmallow out of the box now because this is a big phone when you swipe up diagonally from either bottom corner of the screen it lets you you shrink the screen for one-handed use one of the big selling points of the XA Ultra is its two cameras 21.5 megapixels with hybrid autofocus on the back and a 16 megapixel selfie camera that Sony claims does well even in low light and if that's not enough it's thrown in a selfie flash also both cameras performed as advertised the main camera does well especially when shooting Outdoors it's not the most Snappy cameras but shots turned out great well balanced and not oversaturated depth of field was nice too night shots weren't as spectacular but decent but the phone's best feature is its selfie camera there aren't many phones with a front-facing Flash and we really like the fill flash setting because it gives you a soft light that's not harsh after we shot this unboxing we used the phone for a couple of days so that we could answer two questions about performance and battery life the XA Ultra runs on a mid-range mediatech processor called The Helio P10 so we didn't expect blazing performance but in the limited time that we used it the interface felt Snappy and the phone ran Graphics intensive gam smoothly which is great because the phone's display would have otherwise been a waste overall the XA Ultra is a perfect multimedia device with a bright display and loud speakers battery life on the other hand could be better most phones of this size come with large batteries the XA Ultra only has a 2,700 milliamp R battery that's even smaller than what's on some 5-in phones these days based on our tests the battery will last about 6 hours with average use but what's worse is that it takes more than 2 hours to fully charge the phone using the included charger if you have a quick charger at home the phone will will juice up faster in the US the Sony Experia XA Ultra retails for just under $330 it's also available across southeast Asia and India for resped pricing check out the description below in the Philippines it costs 19,990 pesos so is the Sony Xperia XA Ultra your Gadget match if you're looking for a phone that's 6 in or larger then this is definitely one to consider compared to other extra-large phones of 2016 this phone is priced competitively both the A9 Pro from Samsung and the zenphone 3 Ultra are more pricey what we like about this phone is it super Sleek looks and almost borderless display plus its great multia capabilities and decent cameras where it fails is its subpar battery and a missing fingerprint sensor which is now pretty standard even on mid-range phones you might also want to hold off a bit because after we've unboxed all its Rivals we're planning our first head-to-head video the battle of the suiz smartphones if you will to make sure you don't miss that video subscribe to our YouTube channel like our Facebook page and follow Gadget Mash Elsewhere on social media plus make it a point to visit gadgetm match.com daily until the next video I'm Michael Josh thanks for dropping by\n"