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BQ Aquaris U vs Sony Xperia L1

    2.81 in
    5.71 in
    BQ Aquaris U Mobile Phone
    BQ Aquaris U
      2.91 in
      5.94 in
      Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
      Sony Xperia L1
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      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
      39
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      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		30 %
      4 stars
      		43 %
      3 stars
      		23 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
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      37
      4.3 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		45 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		18 %
      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      Hardware

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.45 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937MediaTek MT6737
      GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 505ARM Mali-T720 MP2
      RAM memory2 GB2 GB

      Display

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Screen size5.0 in5.5 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px
      Pixel density294.0 ppi267.0 ppi
      Dual screen supportnono
      Scratch resistant displayyesyes
      HDRnono

      Rear camera

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Front camera

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

      Storage

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Internal storage16 GB16 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage256GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Grey
      • White
      • Black
      • Pink
      • White
      MaterialPlasticPlastic
      Water resistantnono
      Shock resistantnono

      Dimensions

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Height5.71 in5.94 in
      Width2.81 in2.91 in
      Depth0.33 in0.34 in
      Weight4.94 oz6.35 oz

      Sensors

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Proximityyesyes

      Other features

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      FM radioyesyes

      Connectivity

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Dual sim supportyes
      • no
      • yes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      DLNA certifiednono
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.24.2
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
      2G GSMyesyes
      3G UMTSyesyes
      4G LTEyesyes

      Battery

      BQ Aquaris UBQ Aquaris U
      Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
      Replaceable batterynono
      Battery capacity3080.0 mAh2620.0 mAh
      Fast chargingnono
      Wireless charging nono

      Pros & Cons

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