Battery life and camera question

[bigbacon]

So. I'm torn right now. I need a phone to replace my dying Lumia 1520 (which I love) and I'm looking at the XA1 ultra and the XA2 Ultra.

both phones, to me, are almost exactly the same except the battery size and some minor things I could care less about.

my 2 concerns are:
XA1 battery life, it seems people say its REALLY good. I am not a super user of my phone. its for browsing and email mostly (well can't do much more on a windows phone now a days)
and I going to kick myself having not waited for the 2?

Reviews of the XA1 seem to say the auto focus on the camera is pretty lagged. Is t hat really true?

price difference between the two is 150-200 bucks depending. the cost isn't a super concern. Is there anything I'm missing here about the XA1 vs XA2? I definitely DO NOT CARE about front facing cameras but I do care about a good rear camera and the screen size.

 

[Jemec26]

I personally came from a lumia 950 xl which I loved also, with no much expectation with this phone that was given to me by my carrier. Battery life is more than good, gor me great. I have not had any autofocus issue, on the other side, it seems perfect, not as good as the lumia, you should know they are the best in camera, but it is reeeally good. For the things you said you use, your phone can last one day and a half. For me, much diference between the xa2 ultra, besides the processor that is no longer mtk, just the fingerprint scanner, which I did not use and I don't use and not missing it at all. And the mtk processor on the xa1 ultra, the helio p20, it is just surprising! For me, it went beyond my expectations with great camera pictures!

 

[bigbacon]

I personally came from a lumia 950 xl which I loved also, with no much expectation with this phone that was given to me by my carrier. Battery life is more than good, gor me great. I have not had any autofocus issue, on the other side, it seems perfect, not as good as the lumia, you should know they are the best in camera, but it is reeeally good. For the things you said you use, your phone can last one day and a half. For me, much diference between the xa2 ultra, besides the processor that is no longer mtk, just the fingerprint scanner, which I did not use and I don't use and not missing it at all. And the mtk processor on the xa1 ultra, the helio p20, it is just surprising! For me, it went beyond my expectations with great camera pictures!

was it weird going from a center placed camera to one up in the corner?

 

[bigbacon]

I personally came from a lumia 950 xl which I loved also, with no much expectation with this phone that was given to me by my carrier. Battery life is more than good, gor me great. I have not had any autofocus issue, on the other side, it seems perfect, not as good as the lumia, you should know they are the best in camera, but it is reeeally good. For the things you said you use, your phone can last one day and a half. For me, much diference between the xa2 ultra, besides the processor that is no longer mtk, just the fingerprint scanner, which I did not use and I don't use and not missing it at all. And the mtk processor on the xa1 ultra, the helio p20, it is just surprising! For me, it went beyond my expectations with great camera pictures!

did you have any issues relearning where the camera was since the cameras are in the middle on lumias vs the corner?

 

[Jemec26]

did you have any issues relearning where the camera was since the cameras are in the middle on lumias vs the corner?

Hahaha a little bit, but it is just getting used to.