Introduction and design
Mid-range is the new high-end. Their cameras are already better than the knackered old Canon in the cupboard and you’ll often be hard-pressed to notice the difference between a mid-level phone and a top-end one in day-to-day use.
At £229/US$279/AU$389 the Sony Xperia XA is the most accessible one in the new X-series line-up. And given the US$699/AU$999 Xperia X Performance is frankly nuts in its approach, there’s a big margin there.
However, you can get better phones at the price. Aside from the pleasant design few elements truly excel, while battery life is dismal.
Design
The Sony Xperia XA has a design emerging as a common standard for mid-price phones out to avoid feeling cheap. It’s a mostly-plastic device, with some bits of metal tacked-on.
There’s a slight act of self-deception involved here. The idea is that because the sides of the Xperia XA are metal, you get some of that high-end feel while only using about 10 per cent of the more expensive materials.
Guess what: you do. While it’s nowhere near as nice-feeling as a OnePlus 3 (not even close), the logic makes sense. Put the fancy-feeling bits by your …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Phones
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