Sony’s Xperia XA1 to launch in Canada on May 5

Sony’s Xperia XA1 is set to launch in Canada on May 5th 2017, first through Vidéotron, followed by Freedom Mobile on May 12th.

The company says the Xperia XA1 Ultra is also coming to Canada through Freedom Mobile and Vidéotron starting on June 22nd. Unfortunately, specific pricing remains unannounced, though Sony notes that “pricing will be available though carriers” in the near future.

Both the XA1 and XA1 Ultra were originally announced at Mobile World Congress 2017 and are successors to last years mid-range XA Sony smartphones. The Xperia XA1 and XA1 Ultra are set to be available in white and black with colour variant availability based on each carrier.

The Xperia XA1 features a MediaTek Helio P20 octa-core 64bit processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and a 5-inch 1280 x 720 pixel display. The other device, the Xperia XA1 Ultra, includes the same processor as the XA1, but instead features a 5-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel display and 4GB of RAM.

MobileSyrup went hands-on with the XA1 and the Xperia XA1 Ultra back in February. It’s still unclear when Sony’s more premium 4K offering, the Xperia XZ Premium, as well as the Sony Xperia XZs will launch in Canada.