Description
Android apps: read here.
Sailfish OS is not Android, but an alternative OS descended from Meego Harmattan; fortunately it has a module (paid) to run Android apps.
This “Android-Support app” allows you to run apps in .apk format.
Whether it’s a mainstream Android app from Aptoide / Aurora, or whether it’s a FOSS app from F-Droid, you will need the License to run the app.
Visit shop.jolla.com to purchase one of the available licenses. The average price is usually around 49 euros, but Jolla makes discounts on some holidays during the year: keep an eye on the 6 December!
Native / “Pure” mode
If you already thought of staying Google-free, the basic version is fully working, with its native apps from Jolla Store and Openrepos.
Video
The hardware
The XA2 Xperia family is powered by an octa-core 2.2GHz Cortex-A53 CPU processor (the Snapdragon 630) and this makes it much more capable than its predecessor Xperia X, which was basically a 4 + 2 cores, ed. The GPU is an Adreno 508 GPU, enough to handle the workload.
For memory, there are 3 GB of RAM and 32GB of file starting with the usual microSD slot for expansion. (To check, up to 32GB if it was the old Sailfish limit).
The battery is large, non-removable, from 3,300 mAh, more on XA2 plus and ultra; It is also compatible with QuickCharge 2.0
The front cameras is as usual for Sony very good, with a main-room 23MP f / 2.0 apertures, with 2160p / 30fps video recording. The front camera is 8MP, highlighted for its 120 degrees of shooting angle, but with fixed focus. It allows video recording at 1080p / 30fps.
Technical features
NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH
Announced
2018, January
Status
Available. Released 2018, February
BODY
Dimensions
142 x 70 x 9.7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 in)
Weight
171 g (6.03 oz)
Build
Aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY
Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~75.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PLATFORM
Sailfish OS or Android 8.0 (not dual boot)
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508
MEMORY
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal
32 GB, 3 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Single
23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3″, PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
SELFIE CAMERA
Single
8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4″
Video
1080p@30fps
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker
Yes
3.5mm jack
COMMS
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Yes
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
FEATURES
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser
HTML5
– Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
– Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
– Document viewer
– Photo/video editor
BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
MISC
Colors
Silver, Black, Blue, Pink
Price
About 270 EUR
TESTS
Performance
Basemark OS II: 1690 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1548
Basemark X: 14312
Display
Contrast ratio: 1327:1 (nominal), 2.938 (sunlight)
Camera
Photo / Video
Loudspeaker
Voice 68dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 78dB
Audio quality
Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -87.8dB
Battery life
 
See more info at the XA2 article on the blog
Warranty
Please consider that unlocking the bootloader and installing SF could void the SONY warranty.
BUT Not everything is lost: it may still be possible to send the phone to Sony, especially in the first year. The IMEI will be the reference for the SONY for international warranty.
Jolla-Devices does not provide an additional warranty to the Sony one, the item is sold as used by Jolla-Devices.
Thomas O. (verified owner) –
Fast delivery, friendly support.
Marek A. (verified owner) –
SailfishOS works fine on it, good for tinkering. Nice device. Prompt shipping.
Ian M. (verified owner) –
Phone was as described, as new and flashed with Sailfish community edition. Ahoy there!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great product.
Fast shipping, the OS works fine.
No problems at all!
The only downside is that the installed OS-Version is not stated on the Website.
If you want to use the Android Support for Sailfish, you need to upgrade to Sailfish X.
J-D (store manager) –
Thanks,
the Sailfish X “Android” license is well knows in the Community, but I will put more highlighted this topic.
Frank D. (verified owner) –
Perfekt. Schneller Versand, perfekte Ware.
Alles wie beschrieben.
Absolute Empfehlung.
Kompetenter, hilfsbereiter Kontakt und Support.
Sergio (verified owner) –
Durante l’acquisto ho contattato il negozio e J-D è stato molto cortese a rispondere a tutte le domande. Nel caso mio ancor più paziente perché non avevo mai utilizzato SailFish provenendo da Ubuntu Touch. Il telefono è arrivato impacchettato con molta cura e nei tempi dichiarati dal negozio. Sony Xperia A2 è uno smarphone molto bello e il sistema Saitfish, dopo qualche giorno, ti fa pensare “E perchè non l’ho provato prima?”. Devo ringraziare J-D perché non essendo un gran “smanettone” Linux avevo grandi timori a installare il sistema operativo, ma questo negozio mi ha permesso di ottenere il SaitFishOs. Un sogno realizzato! Lo consiglio a tutti.
Paul (verified owner) –
I’m perfectly satisfied with both the device and the OS. Being a mobile developer, this is (technically speaking) the best device I ever owned! No more intrusion from the major tech companies, who think “they” own your devices… The only thing I regret is having discovered Sailfish so late…
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Great value for money. Getting to know the available native Sailfish OS apps. I love to have this phone with Linux, no Big Tech spying me on this phone.