Sony Xperia XA Ultra

Monster of selfie camera: 16MP 1/2.6" sensor, optical image stabilization, LED flash ; Narrowest phone with 6-inch screen ; 6" 1,080 x 1,920px LCD with 367ppi, Mobile Bravia Engine 2; 2.5D scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating ; Android v6.0...

Tiny battery for the size, and not particularly efficient 28nm chipset ; No fingerprint reader ; OIS on selfie camera, but not on the main camera. Go figure ; No increased water protection

The Sony Xperia XA Ultra Android phone is available in Graphite Black, White, or Lime Gold from July 2016 in selected markets (please check with you local operators and retailers). A choice of stylish covers are available to complement and protect your...

Great, accurate display ; Snappy performance with next to no slowdowns ; Near-stock Android ; Solid battery life

The seams around the edges aren’t great to look at ; Cameras are nowhere near the quality Sony promises them to be ; The earpiece is too quiet

Solidly built ; Very bright display ; One-handed mode available, and it works well ; Support for all major US carriers' LTE networks ; Very good main camera ; Solid performance throughout

Overly cold display with average color fidelity ; Selfie camera disappoints ; Battery life is just average

So far with the Xperia X line, Sony has demonstrated great insensitivity to market realities—realities that doomed pretty much the entire line before it was even ready for game time. Perhaps not dead on arrival, but close.

Xperia UI ; Good battery life ; Quality front camera ; Camera software

Rear camera ; Performance

The Xperia XA Ultra is better than the original variant of the series. However, it is a phablet and there are few people who can really use a 6-inch smartphone on a daily basis. Despite the beautiful design and a great front camera, the rear camera is...

Good battery life ; Dependable camera ; Huge screen

Not ergonomically friendly for many ; Large bezels ; Ho-hum speaker

This super-heavyweight of a smartphone packs a great screen, an interesting camera and dependably solid battery life all in a wallet-friendly offering. But with cheaper rivals offering more for less, better value can be found elsewhere.

Sturdy, minimalist design ; Better than average selfie camera ; Stellar value

Battery could have been bigger ; Hefty size for some ; Weak low-light camera performance

If you’re looking for a phone that 1) is capable, yet cheap, 2) has a phenomenal front-facing camera, and 3) has Android Nougat coming soon, the Sony Xperia XA Ultra was basically made for you.

Sony's Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra might not be flagship devices, but their edge-to-edge displays are great. So much so that we'd love to have seen them on both the Xperia XZs and the Xperia XZ Premium. Just imagine how fabulous a 4K HDR edge-to-edge...