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Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L2 smartphone review, a €249 (RRP) smartphone with a fingerprint scanner and Android 7.1.1.Read more
Launched in January 2018 with a sub-$250 price tag, the Xperia L2 is placed towards the budget-end of Sony’s smartphone range. Its main camera, reviewed here, is a 13Mp affair with a 1/3.06-inch sensor and f/2.0 lens. That’s a brighter optic than on the L1, which has an f/2.2 lens. Sony has opted for the fairly [...]Read more
Sony's solid budget phone fails to make an impactRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.3 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6737TMediaTek MT6757
RAM memory2 GB4 GB3 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.1 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px2560 x 1440 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi576.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRyesno
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/3.06"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.7 f
N/A
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
3x
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/1.7F/2.4
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashLED flash
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/3.06"1/2.3"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesyesnono
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.61 in5.91 in5.71 in
Width2.65 in2.74 in3.07 in2.64 in
Depth0.29 in0.31 in0.39 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz5.36 oz6.28 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Video outputNoNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
no

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h288.0 h572.5 h603.0 h
Talk time14.0 h27.0 h14.4 h10.1 h
Fast chargingyesyesnoyes
Wireless charging yesyesnono
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Pump Express Plus 2.0

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