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Apple iPhone 5S vs Sony Xperia L

2.31 in
4.87 in
Apple iPhone 5S Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 5S
2.56 in
5.07 in
Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
17
4.7 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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6
4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.1 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
CPU modelApple A7 APL0698Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230
GPU modelPowerVR G6430Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory1 GB1 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Screen size4.0 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1136 x 640 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTTN TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi228.0 ppi
Dual screen supportyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Primary resolution1.2 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

Design

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Colour of product
  • Beige
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Magnesium
  • Plastic
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Height4.87 in5.07 in
Width2.31 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.38 in
Weight3.95 oz4.83 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionLightningUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificMHL

Cellular

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemS-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Apple iPhone 5SApple iPhone 5S
Sony Xperia LSony Xperia L
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity1560.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time250.0 h498.0 h
Talk time10.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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          Often compared with Apple iPhone 5S