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Featuring a large 6 inch 1080p display with slightly curved edges and a MediaTek oct-core processor, the Sony XA Ultra offers a large screen and high speed performance. Powered by the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0.1, the XA Ultra has 16GB of built in storage which is expandable with microSD support and 3GB RAM. There’s also a 2700mAh battery on board giving power for up to two days.

We have reviewed a range of Sony’s Xperia devices over on our Youtube channel. We’ve brought them together for your viewing pleasure:

Sony Xperia XA Ultra Review: 5 Reasons to Buy

Sony XZ Premium: 5 Reasons to Buy

Offering a stand out camera combination, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra is still a firm favourite for Photography enthusiasts and those who enjoy capturing the perfect selfie.

Boasting an advanced 16 megapixel selfie cam, with Sony’s renowned low-light sensors you’ll be able to achieve sharp, bright, blur-free shots every time. The built in smart selfie flash will naturally illuminate your face for night scene selfies, whilst the OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) wil counter hand shake.

Take hands free Selfies with the Hand Shutter feature; simply raise a hand and the shutter timer will start to count down, leaving you enough time to strike a perfect pose.

But the camera offerings aren’t the only reason to check out Sony’s flagship handset. Check out our 5 reasons to buy the Sony Xperia XA Ultra:

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The Sony Xperia XA Ultra has many appealing features, with the two standouts being the large display and the amazing camera combo.

A 21.5-megapixel camera adorns the back of the handset and is paired with a 16-megapixel front facing selfie camera complete with LED flash for low light selfies.  We were pleased to see that the camera interface was identical to the more expensive Sony Xperia X and the cameras offered a great level of detail and correct white balance, with little to no visible noise or aberrations. There’s also OIS to compensate for any shaking to produce a sharp picture to share with friends and family.

Purchase the Sony Xperia XA Ultra Sim Free today, or check out the Sony Xperia XA, Sony Xperia X and the Sony Xperia XA Performance.

If you’re thinking of purchasing Sony’s latest budget friendly smartphone (which is flying off the shelves) check this out:

Here’s the specs at a glance:

• Memory and storage: 3 GB RAM, Up to 16 GB flash memory, Up to 200 GB microSD™ card
• Operating System: Google Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
• Processor (CPU): MediaTek MT6755, 64 bit Octa Core processor
• Battery: Up to 2 days battery life**, 2700 mAh
• Weight: 202g
• Dimensions: 164 x 79 x 8.4mm
• Display: 6” Full HD 1080p, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Super Vivid mode
• Main Camera: 1/2.4’’ 21.5MP Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor, Quick launch and capture, Hybrid, Auto-Focus, HDR photo, 5x Clear Image Zoom, Auto-Scene Recognition, Low-light photography
• Front camera: 1/2.6” 16 MP front camera Exmor RS™ for mobile sensor, Smart Selfie flash, OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), Auto-Focus, Wide angle lens (88 degree), Low-light photography, HDR photo, Auto-Scene Recognition
• Networks: GSM GPRS/EDGE (2G), UMTS HSPA+ (3G), LTE 4G / Cat 4***
• Connectivity: aGPS, WiFi Miracast, Bluetooth® 4.1 wireless technology, Home network device, Google Cast, NFC

Here’s our top five handsets of the week:

1. BlackBerry Dtek50 Sim Free

Winning feature: ‘The World’s most Secure Android handset’

Created by world-renowned security experts, BlackBerry have embedded a hardware root of trust in to the processor for tight security. The DTEK50 secure boot process ensures each stage of the secure boot chain is verified and a quick glimpse of your DTEK50 will provide an overall security rating for your device. BlackBerry also promise their quickest ever security patches.

2. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Sim Free

Winning Features: a 5.5 inch QHD (2560×1440 pixel) Super AMOLED curved display, with a sharp 534ppi and expandable memory.

Constructed with a 3D Thermoformed dual-curve back, the Galaxy S7 Edge is water and dust resistant thanks to a IP68 rating. The new custom CPU, powerful GPU, Exynos and Snapdragon 820 processor and 4GB RAM make for a powerful combination, whilst the dual 12 mega pixel rear and 5 megapixel front facing cameras allow you to capture the moment.

3. Sony Xperia XA Ultra Sim Free

Winning Features: 6 inch edge to edge full HD bright display and 21 megapixel camera.

Featuring a 6 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with a 76.6% screen-to-body ratio resulting in a usable size phablet with excellent viewing capabilities. On the rear of the handset is  a 21.5MP camera with phase detection auto-focus and an LED flash, to accompany the whopping 16MP 1/2.6 inch type sensor of the front selfie camera, which also features autofocus, OIS and even an LED flash.

4. Cat S60 Sim Free

Winning Feature: Flir Thermal Imaging Camera

The CAT S60 offers incredible opportunities for construction workers and even emergency services thanks to the FLIR thermal camera which records temperatures and displays them as different coloured readings. A separate app overlays a low resolution feed from the main 13MP camera to add detail and depth to the thermal readings and also allows you to swipe between regular photography and thermal.

5. Huawei P9 Plus Sim Free

Winning feature: Rear Dual Leica 12 megapixel cameras (with monochrome and RGB colour sensors for professional images)

The premium version of the Huawei P9, the P9 Plus offers  great features, masses of power and Leica dual cameras. The handset houses a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, as well as a large, non-removable Li-Ion 3400mAh battery promising two days of normal use.

All of these handsets are available to order Sim Free today.

As outlined in a preview blog, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra is now in stock.  If you’re someone who streams, takes photos, games or uses your phone frequently for work, you’ll want to check out the impressive 6 inch display of the Sony Xperia XA Ultra. 

We got our hands on the Phablet and came up with 5 huge reasons to buy this handset. Check out our Video to hear more:

The Sony Xperia XA Ultra is available now Sim Free.

The Sony Xperia XA Ultra is the budget friendly sibling to the flagship XA. At around £100 cheaper, you’ll be surprised to hear that the handset actually offers a feisty competition.

1. Display:

As the name suggests, the XA Ultra is offers a whopping 6 inch display, with edge to edge display panel and a 76.6% screen-to-body ratio resulting in a usable size phablet with excellent viewing capabilities. Sony have added protective curved glass around the edges resulting in some of the best viewing angles we’ve seen.

2. Camera

The rear camera on the Xperia XA Ultra is also huge at 21.5MP rear camera with phase detection auto-focus and an LED flash.  The front camera also seriously impresses us and will certainly interest regular selfie snappers. The 16MP front camera with 1/2.6 inch type sensor, autofocus, OIS and even an LED flash will allow you to capture incredible low light pictures.

3. Price:

Did we mention that this handset is under £300? Did we also mention that is is powering on an octa-core Mediatek Helio P10 processor (the same chipset that Sony used in the Xperia XA) with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage? It’s a no brainer budget friendly option that should be in the pocket of anyone who streams, games, takes photographs or browses on a regular basis – which, let’s face it, is all of us.

Snap up the Sony Xperia XA Ultra Sim Free today. Keep your eyes peeled as we’ll be posting a hands on video of the Sony Xperia XA Ultra very soon.

Sony unveiled its new Xperia X at MWC this year, alongside the XA and XA Ultra. The price is slightly higher than that of the Sony Xperia Z5, but the specs justify the increase.

After testing the handset, we feel that the Xperia X offers a well-balanced experience, thanks to the 5” display and large camera sensor. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 650, it has a powerful Cortex-A72 architecture, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal memory.

Here’s the specs at a glance:

• Connectivity: GSM / HSPA / LTE
• Dimensions: 142.7 x 69.4 x 7.9 mm (5.62 x 2.73 x 0.31 in)
• Weight: 153 g (5.40 oz)
• SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
• DISPLAY: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors: 5.0 inches (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio): 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
• OS:Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
• Chipset:Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
• CPU: Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
• Card slot: microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
• Internal Memory: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
• Camera: 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
• Features: 1/2.3” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
• Video: 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, check quality
• Secondary Camera: 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3″ sensor size, 1080p

See more here:

Order the Sony Xperia X in Graphite Black, White, Lime Gold or Rose Gold Sim free today.