In a sweeping move that sees Sony release not one but three smartphones, we’re sure to see markets throughout the world heat-up a notch. One of these releases is the excellently compiled Xperia XA1 Plus which is sure to succeed the Xperia XA1 with aplomb with some exciting specifications.

A plastic plus aluminum design

Unlike most other Xperia phones, the XA1 Plus features a plastic back and aluminum design, with immaculate specifications up its sleeves; its acceptable build quality isn’t that well complimented by the best of dimensions that include an 8.7mm width and 189g weight but we’ll forgive that because of its premium feel.

Excellent display, both size and quality wise

The display leaves a good taste in our mouth as the smartphone features a 5.5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 401ppi pixel density. Equating to a 1080p HD resolution, the display is an undoubted winner when it comes to producing graphics of the highest order.

No compromise on camera strength

Sony has a knack for stuffing huge camera sensors in its devices; the XA1 Plus’s primary camera features exactly that with a 23 megapixel sensor plus phase detection autofocus and an LED flash. The selfie sensor is adequate in its own right as it features an 8 megapixel sensor. Cameras department, check!

Like its cameras, uncompromising hardware as well

The smartphone’s built-in Android Nougat is powered by an adequate combination of an octa-core processor with 3/4GB RAM. Apart from keeping lag at bay, the device offers a satisfactory 32GB of internal storage plus an external card-slot.

Other features that make it a top notch smartphone include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, USB type-C, Pump Express fast charging capability and a huge 3430 mAh non-removable battery that’s sure to provide the XA1 Plus with excellent battery life. Other than these, you can choose the smartphone’s exterior from either black, blue, pink or gold colour schemes.