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Sony Xperia L2 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 systemAndroid 4.0Android 7.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255MediaTek MT6737TMediaTek MT6757
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2
RAM memory768 MB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Resolution800 x 480 px720 x 1280 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologySuper LCDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density199.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.06"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps

Front camera

Primary resolution1.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.06"1/2.3"
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB

Design

Colour of productWhite,Silver
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.22 in5.91 in5.71 in
Width2.78 in3.07 in2.64 in
Depth0.39 in0.39 in0.31 in
Weight5.71 oz6.28 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.24.2
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
no
Video outputNoNoNo
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1600.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time460.0 h572.5 h603.0 h
Talk time6.0 h14.4 h10.1 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Pump Express Plus 2.0

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