Sony - XPERIA XA Ultra 4G LTE with 16GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked) - Graphite black

So my mother's old Xperia T2 Ultra decided to burn out the internal Wifi, Bluetooth, and cellular antennas, so had tried twice to get it fixed under warranty, but 2nd time they advised that they would need $369.99 before being able to proceed with another repair. I told them, that I've sent this to them once already, and they didn't even fix the issue the first time, so took to Elite services, and got it pushed through for a gift card to preorder this. In the meantime, mom is using my old C4. I was originally going to get her a C5 Ultra, but none were available any where local, so ordered this. Basically this is nearly double everything that she had before with her T2 Ultra, while maintaining the same screen size. I first saw this at a mobile conference back in February. It's 1080p resolution screen is sharp and plenty bright, the zero bezel screen is a delight to view, and the speakers are both clear and loud, and even the earpiece speaker has been improved over Sony's previous efforts with a great signal range to boot. The Stamina mode for extended battery touts a full 2 days of use on a single charge with normal use. Power users could expect closer to the 8 hours mark, while social media and entertainment users mileage may vary based on brightness, volume level with/without headphones, and if you are utilizing wifi/HSDPA+ or LTE. Keep in mind that with most phones nowadays, this does make use of a nano sim card, so have yours read or cut accordingly. Mom uses Net10, and it was easy to setup, and the fact that this device should get Android 7.0 Nougat by year's end makes it extra icing on this very pretty white cake of mobile enjoyment. Worth your time, if you aren't all hung up on having the latest greatest faster thing around. This thing is no slouch with 3gb of LPDDR4 1866 hynix memory, and a mediatek refined design 8 core of what was in the C5 Ultra, but in my experience doesn't get as warm as that device or the Z series do. No 4k camera support on this, but with time, I'm sure that the xperia community on xdadev will have a port of one for very capable shots. The HDR feature really pops in all photo samples I've taken or seen with various lighting. The fact that this has both a front and rear LED for selfies that are bright and lit without an extra attachment or flash bar, and the rear flash is a bit more closely resembling a pop flash than a torch, so it's much closer to a xenon style flash. The fact that this has a larger screen, and more memory, and 16gb storage with microSDxc expandable up to 256gb makes this a future proof device for those that really just use a phone for what it's meant, and occasional media viewing, it's hard to go wrong with this device. The fact that with the order it included free a 64gb class 10 microSDXC sandisk was just extended sweetening of the pot. Works great with a tempered glass screen protector extension also. If you get it on its merits and what it's not, you shouldn't be disappointed. My only issue is that most of the good multi layer device protection and case companies don't have a good option available for this to be protected. Outside of Ringke fusion clear or smoked that has port covers, and tactile button covers, which isn't bad for as thin as it is. Just hard to find any good cases for Sony Xperia series devices of late.

This phone will not disappoint! The first thing you'll notice is the size and beauty of this phone. The sleek design along with the metal frame makes this phone an attractive one. The 6" full HD screen delivers sharp and clear picture which is perfect for watching videos or flipping through pictures. The sides of the screen curve right into the edges seamlessly which is pleasing to the eye. The front-facing camera is incredible. It even has flash for selfies taken in low-light conditions. Rear-facing camera is no slouch either. The speaker is as loud as most smartphones go but nothing too impressive. The ability to add more storage via the micro-sd card slot is a great touch since it only has about 11GB of usable storage. This phone fairs well with high-end phones and for half the price too, great value!

So wow really awesome phone! But with the capability to expand memory becomes ultimately useless if you can't use it to expand more functions. As in, use it to store apps and or updates. Some apps are required to be on the phone and with 16 GB between phone updates and app updates you lose that space fast! At some point you will only have 1 downloadable app with Sony updates taking most of the internal memory. while I'm not there yet, I'm getting close as new updates come in I'm making that dreaded decision of which app to sacrifice to update the phone. While I love the camera and it's overall simplicity for a touch phone. The memory card is only for pix, videos and some apps. And even the apps that can be transfered to the memory card it'll only transfer around 75mb more or less or U'll read "file is too big to transfer" or " there is no space on SD card." Regardless of actual space left. Initially it was a great phone and I saw a lot of potential, which soon left me frustrated because I can't get basic apps due to lack of space even tho I have 256gb sdxc card, with at least 200gb of space left.

This phone will not disappoint! The first thing you'll notice is the size and beauty of this phone. The sleek design along with the metal frame makes this phone an attractive one. The 6" full HD screen delivers sharp and clear picture which is perfect for watching videos or flipping through pictures. The sides of the screen curve right into the edges seamlessly which is pleasing to the eye. The front-facing camera is incredible. It even has flash for selfies taken in low-light conditions. Rear-facing camera is no slouch either. The speaker is as loud as most smartphones go but nothing too impressive. The ability to add more storage via the micro-sd card slot is a great touch since it only has about 11GB of usable storage. This phone fairs well with high-end phones and for half the price too, great value!

I did a lot of research on this phone before I finally decided to take the plunge. I was still skeptical even after buying it. But all that disappeared after I got my hands on it. I honestly have no idea how they can sell this phone so cheap. Best phone I've ever had and my previous was an iPhone 6. If your in the market for a new phone and you want premium quality without paying premium price, Do yourself a favor and buy this phone. The only negative to this phone is the battery life and small 16gb memory. However it still lasts me all day of heavy usage no problem and the storage issue can easily be fixed by purchasing an SD card.

The camera on this phone is second to none. The megapixels makes such a clear picture. The speed is unmistakeably faster than Samsung Note 4. The design is amazingly beautiful. I love this phone and I have tried a lot of top phones and this Sony is one of the best I have ever owned.

I can't transfer apps to SD or download music from Google to SD, it constantly corrupts my memory cards. I've tried Samsung and SanDisk cards, multiple formats and reset the device multiple times. This has ruined an otherwise awesome device for me, the on board storage is too small to be useful. Seriously disappointed in Sony.

For the money not a bad device but it is not very tough it does scratch easy and is not at all waterproof/resistant not even sweat resistant and occasional power button issues but overall if youre not an active person or you keep it in a thick rubber case it is a good deal