At CES just after, Sony released three phones in one breath, namely the Xperia XA2 / XA2 Ultra and the Xperia L2. Naming can tell that they are not Sony's flagship machine, which is quite disappointing.
Also surprising is that Sony Xperia official Weibo announced XA2 Ultra will be listed in the country, and given the 2999 yuan pricing.
Logically speaking, Sony mobile phones in the domestic market has been a small but beautiful high-end line, the sudden introduction of the XA2 Ultra is indeed paradoxical, the price of 2,999 yuan is enough to be called in recent years, "the most popular pricing" Sony mobile phone.
Fortunately, I can get in the first mobile phone Sony Mobile sent over the evaluation machine than all the cable here you take the first step to experience the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra.
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Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra is a veritable "big guy," and Sony uses the word 'Ultra' to describe the phone very well, and many of its features appear to be a bit far behind the current mainstream market, such as the traditional 6-inch display Screen, large wide-angle Selfie lens, front flash, etc. Because of these features, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra has a special appeal for users who like to enjoy a large field of view, love self-timer.Scales balance, weight, body measurements And so have to do some concessions.
Sony itself understands that, in contrast to the mass handset makers in China, it might be better to go the other way and focus on the segment.
Broad display horizons has always been the vast majority of users of the basic demands of mobile phones, smart phones will only be from the initial 2.4-inch screen gradually expanded to 6.0 inches, or even more in the pursuit of display vision at the same time, the industry derived A full screen design.
Most of the current full screen mobile phones, but set a 18: 9 ratio of the screen marketing shell.As for the so-called "true full screen" mobile phone or when you need to rotate the phone, or get 'bangs', greatly reduced Watching the experience of watching these manufacturers in the pursuit of screen share, but also sacrificed a certain degree of user experience.
18: 9 ratio of the screen in the last year or so just before the rise of the surface of a longer screen can bring a broader display field of vision, but in fact it is not true .At present a lot of video content is still 16: 9 Proportion, for example, the major live broadcast platform, the major video software TV series, variety shows, etc. Compared to my recent mainframe iPhone X, watching these contents, it always appears annoying "big black side" , If I choose to force the stretch, the picture will be distorted; choose to force full-screen, there will be cut, tail cut phenomenon, the clarity will be reduced.
In addition, the screen size is based on the diagonal length of the screen to calculate, not to describe the screen area.Therefore, with the same 6-inch, Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra screen area is higher than the 18: 9 ratio of the full screen mobile phone, browsing Visual effects will be more shocking when you view images or watch videos.
It is not difficult to see that although the development of full screen has become a trend, but the need to take a longer period of time to adapt the content side, now like the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra has a larger screen, and both ultra-narrow border phone, after all, Kind of rational choice.
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Big screen mobile phones have two natural drawbacks, one is the big body to bring the inconvenience of one hand operation, and second, the weight of the body is difficult to control .This is the question of both fish and bear's paw, but Sony is still hard , The Xperia XA2 Ultra feel and operating experience has been targeted optimization.
Xperia XA2 Ultra body measurements are: 163 × 80 × 9.5mm, and 5.5-inch screen Xperia XZ Premium body measurements are: 156 × 77 × 7.9mm, in contrast, the difference between the size of the body does not Clearly, the Xperia XA2 Ultra was able to fit a 6-inch screen into such a limited amount of interior space thanks to the narrowing "chin" and narrower screen bezels.
In order to better cater to the palm of your hand, Xperia XA2 Ultra fuselage back with arched design, the slightly raised arc can be more natural connection with the middle frame, the benefits of this approach is to make the fuselage surface Contact with the palm of the larger area, so as to share the pressure on the fuselage, so that the phone is not so overwhelmed.
So, my impression of the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra is that when I first started to feel heavy, I felt that the initial "pressure-sensitive touch" did not extend into use and the overall feeling was good.
In addition to the hardware optimization, Sony also specifically for the Xperia XA2 Ultra system adds "one-handed operation." Compared to the general manufacturers simply shrink the screen, Sony's "one-handed operation" can be described as a complete solution .
1, global optimization: the user can tilt to the upper right or upper left to narrow the screen area.
2, dial-up interface: dial pad will dock on the left or right edge.
3, unlock the interface: the user using the pattern or PIN unlock the screen, it will automatically dock with the left or right edge.
4, access to notice: double-click the 'home screen' icon, the notification bar will automatically pop-up from the top down.
After this set of optimizations, I did not find out what caused the discomfort due to the large screen during the whole process of using the Xperia XA2 Ultra, which is my favorite improvement by double-clicking the 'Home' icon. , Which Sony did not have in the past mobile phones, it greatly enhances my operational efficiency, I hope Sony will be introduced in the future upgrade, so that other models also enjoy the same function.
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Larger body space means that the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra can fit larger components, which is critical for the "big crush" CMOS. Sony for the first time in the Xperia XA2 Ultra equipped with a front Set dual cameras, respectively 16 million pixels and supports OIS optical image stabilization camera and 8 million pixel large wide-angle camera, in addition is also specially equipped with a front fill light to enhance the Selfie ability under low light.
I take a self, we feel.
▲ Left for 16 million pixel camera, the right is 800 million pixel camera
Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra two front camera is independent of each other, it can only work alone, can not be superimposed algorithm for bokeh, which is quite regrettable.However, this has a 120 ° wide-angle camera really wide field of vision, In many people Selfie or travel photos can come in handy, no need to prepare extra Selfie.
▲ 100% enlarged detail contrast
From the details of the comparison can be seen, 16 megapixel + OIS anti-shake camera has a clear advantage in resolving power, the hair sharp in the photo can be seen, in contrast, wide-angle camera will be at a disadvantage. For self-timer friends , The combination of these two cameras, you can meet almost any use in any scene needs.
In front of a powerful front camera combination, Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra rear camera was severely robbed of limelight.As a result of product positioning, it does not appear in Sony's flagship Motion Eye imaging system and triple image sensing technology, Does not support the 3D master function, but the imaging performance of this camera is still not disappointing.
Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra rear camera up to 23 million pixel camera, F2.0 large aperture, equivalent focal length 24mm, sensor size 1 / 2.3, support for phase detection autofocus and equipped with LED flash. From the configuration point of view, quite In the absence of triple image sensor technology and five-axis anti-shake technology Xperia XZ. The following is a photo proofs (due to upload restrictions, can not display the original image, friends can trust me microblogging @ Alleged dll):
From my personal intuitive point of view, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra image quality performance and its flagship product is not opened up the gap, but because of the optimization algorithm, the details of the screen more rich performance, Sony ancestral smear has become Past tense.
▲ 100% enlarged photo details
Photo experience, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra rear camera imaging speed, photo generation speed did not significantly improve, at the same time limited by the processor's computing performance, zoom in to view photos in the gallery, the image will leave a slight blur gradually Turn into a clear process, which lasts about 1 second.
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In terms of performance, Sony has finally abandoned MediaTek processor in the "Xperia XA" product line, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra equipped with a Qualcomm midrange Dell Snapdragon 630 processor, is a generation of upgrades of the U-Dragon 625. As A mid-range chip, which focuses on the nature is not how far the operation of pulling the group, but in the performance and power requirements fit point, while ensuring a certain performance, a substantial control of power consumption, the phone get better Endurance performance.
From my personal use point of view, in nearly 48 hours, I only half-way charge of about 10% of the electricity, the overall use of the remaining power 9% .If you usually just brush the microblogging, look at the headlines For two days is no problem. For those who like to play games, watching video heavy users, insist on a whole day is also very easy. Can be seen, Xiaolong 630 low-power chips with 3580mAh battery life performance is still very Excellent.
postscript
During the seven-day experience, the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra impressed me most with "the screen". When I was accustomed to the visual enjoyment brought by the big screen mobile phone and returned to the ordinary mobile phone, it made me noticeable Sense of loss.
In all fairness, from the same product pricing and the main function of these two dimensions, I really can not find which phone can compete with the Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra.Portage similar to the OPPO R11s and vivo X20 without Sony's large screen And ultra-wide-angle Selfie, and have a larger screen size, still pretty good Huawei Mate 10, but the price is high and a gradient.
For the domestic market, Sony has been able to clearly find the product gap and its own product positioning, which may also be Sony's Xperia XA2 Ultra introduced into the country one reason, but the problem is that in this subdivided market, Sony can grasp how much Users, or how many users will pay for such products, which can only be left to the market to answer.