Sony Xperia XA Starts Getting Android Nougat Software Update

Wait is over for Sony Xperia XA smartphone users . Finally, Sony company has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat software updates with improved and enhanced security patches and many new features . The Sony Xperia XA smartphone was launched in the month of July 2016 with popular Android v6.0.1 marshmallow operating system, now the company has started Nougat updates for the users live . The Nougat update build version number is v36.1.A.0.179 and is available for both single and dual SIM versions.

The new Android v7.0 Nougat update brings such as multi window support, long battery life, improved messaging app, smart home screen, new notification panel and more. It should have manual shutter speed and ISO controls at the full resolution, similar to other Sony phones that got the update . Interestinglt, the device has been also brings May 2017 Android security patch.

To rewind the whole specifications of Sony Xperia XA handset, it featuring 5-inch curved glass edge-to-edge display with a screen resolution 1280 x 720 pixels at 294 ppi pixel density . Underneath, the device is powered by Octa-core (4 cores at 2.0 GHz + 4 cores at 1.0 GHz) MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset processor which is paired with 700MHz Mali T860MP2 Graphics unit . The device is packaging with 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt onboard storage capacity and further can be expandable memory up to 256GB through microSD card slot.

On the software-wise, the Sony Xperia XA is running on Android v6.0.1 marshmallow operating system (which can be upgradable to Android v7.0 Nougat updates) . The smartphone is backed by 2,300 mAH Non-removable battery with Fast battery charging support (Pump Express+ 2.0) that provides 55-houes of music play back, up to 10-hours of talktime on 3G network support , and up to 603-hours of standby on 3G network support.

For the photography enthusiasts, the Sony Xperia XA smartphone is equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera comes with f/2.0 aperture lens , Phase detection autofocus , LED flash , 1/3″ IMX258 Exmos RS sensor , 1.12 µm pixel size to taking brilliant images . The Primary cameras allows users to records video at 1080p video recording capability . Up the front, it flaunts 8-megapixel front facing sensor with f/2.0 aperture lens , 1/4″ sensor size , autofocus , Sony IMX219 Exmor R sensor and 88-degree wide-angle lens to capturing good selfies and video chat even in poor light conditions.

For the connectivity options, the Sony Xperia XA smartphone includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n , Wi-Fi Direct , DLNA , Hotspot , Bluetooth v4.1 , FM Radio , GPS with A-GPS/GLONASS , 3.5 mm headphone jack , microUSB v2.0 port . Sensors on this board are as Proximity Sensor , Compass magnetometer , and Accelerometer . It’s dimension be 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm and weighes be 137.4 Grams.

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