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Apple iPhone 7 vs Sony Xperia L1

    2.64 in
    5.44 in
    Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
    Apple iPhone 7
      2.91 in
      5.94 in
      Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
      Sony Xperia L1
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      19
      4.1 out of 5
      13 user ratings
      5 stars
      		38 %
      4 stars
      		53 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		7 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      4
      4 editorial reviews
      A big screen on a big budget, but that’s pretty much all you getRead more
      A big screen budget blower that falls short elsewhereRead more
      We have run several tests on the Xperia L1 and taken a close look at the SoC's performance as well as screen and camera quality. After several days of testing we can confirm that the Xperia L1 is a good quality mid-range smartphone.Read more
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      User rating
      50
      4.1 out of 5
      50 user ratings
      5 stars
      		42 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		16 %
      2 stars
      		6 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      37
      4.3 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.45 GHz
      CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelApple A10 FusionMediaTek MT6737
      GPU modelPowerVR GT7600ARM Mali-T720 MP2
      RAM memory2 GB2 GB

      Display

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Screen size4.7 in5.5 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1334 x 750 px720 x 1280 px
      Technology
      • IPS TFT
      • Retina HD display with IPS technology
      		IPS TFT
      Pixel density326.0 ppi267.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displayyesyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Internal storage
      • 128 GB
      • 256 GB
      • 32 GB
      		16 GB
      Memory card readernoyes
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Colour of product
      • Red
      • Rose gold
      • Gold
      • Jet black
      • Silver
      • Black
      • White
      • Brown
      • Grey
      • Pink
      • Black
      • Pink
      • White
      MaterialAluminumPlastic
      Water resistantyesno
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Height5.44 in5.94 in
      Width2.64 in2.91 in
      Depth0.28 in0.34 in
      Weight4.87 oz6.35 oz

      Sensors

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Dual sim supportno
      • no
      • yes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednono
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      Bluetooth codec
      • AAC
      • SBC
      		SBC
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionLightningUSB
      Video outputManufacturer specificNo

      Cellular

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • DC-HSDPA
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      • LTE Advanced
      • TD-LTE
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      		HSPA+
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • Galileo
      • QZSS
      		GLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      Apple iPhone 7Apple iPhone 7
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity1960.0 mAh2620.0 mAh
      Standby time240.0 h531.0 h
      Talk time14.0 h13.0 h
      Fast chargingnono
      Wireless charging nono

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