My xperia xa1 is showing weak signal

[Hkea]

My xperia xa1 is showing weak signal (1 bar) in the places where I used to get strong signal reception(full bars) with Lumia625
It makes me regret that I switched from iPhone to Sony.
If everyone is facing the same issue, this is clearly a design flaw, I urge Sony to recall the phones and refund.

[Lord_viridis]

The bars are relative to the devices capability, not an industry wide standard.

What issues are you getting?

[Qanu1]

Yeah im also getting 1 or 2 bars... But when i call people they can hear me well

[Pradeepu]

Same here. However, the problem is that I am not able to distinguish between the real absence of signal versus just the representation on screen. I would vote on fixing the issue if there is a way.

[Ru11]

Yes.. Am also facing d same issue... Am moved from moto to sony xperia xa1 from sterday only... I clearly said this one had a genric signal strength issue.. In my home i got full signsl strength. From moto but with sony xperia xa1.. I getting only one or sometimes two...

Note:first i suspect my sim and get my new sim from my provider.. But i still getting same issue.. Sony u disappointed me a ton. 

[ellusive123]

Same here. Pretty dissapointed in this since I can' t know when I am in an area that has signal and where I am not. Can you please fix this or I'll have to take the phone back and get another one. 

[Brigham]

Just changed from moto g 4 with high bar signal  on my 3 network  sim only contract, seems I'm not the only one experiencing this.  Will barewith as early days but if not fit for purpose back to John Lewis! 

[NikunjNandaniya]

Hi guys,

I have the same issue but in Xperia-x.

I have written a seperate thread here.

/t5/Xperia-X/Xperia-X-Netwrok-Bar-issue-or-Network-Reception-is-LOW/m-p/1286931#M5088 

[Pradeepu]

Could this be xperia x series issue? My wife has xperia c4 and she doesn't seem to have the same issue...

[ChrisRouviere]

When the Xperia updates to Android 8 the signal gets weaker. I tried to keep the phone from updating but couldn't stop it This is a serious problem. Took a great phone and rendered it almost useless. Wait til the word gets out. Hope there is a fix coming soon. Perfect example of "leave well enough alone." Very very disappointed!