Sony Xperia XA2 (H3113)

Description

Android apps: let’s clarify.

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.
(At the moment it is not possible to buy license and phone together).

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.