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Sony Xperia 5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia 5
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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia Z Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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3.9 out of 5
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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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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 7.1Android 4.4Android 7.0
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 855MediaTek MT6737TQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
RAM memory6 GB3 GB2 GB3 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.5 GHz1.5 GHz2.0 GHz
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 430

Display

Screen size6.1 in5.5 in5.0 in5.2 in
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution2520 x 1080 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 6.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
HDRyes
N/A
nono
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTTN TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density
N/A
267.0 ppi441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen support
N/A
noyesno
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/3.06"
N/A
1/2.3"
Sensor size (second camera)1/3.4"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)78.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)130.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)45.0 °
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Optical zoom2x3x
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionSmile shutter
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/3.06"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Face detectionSmile shutter
N/A
yes
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage128 GB32 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB64GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Gorilla glass 6
  • Metal
  • Metal frame
PlasticGlass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistant
N/A
noyesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.22 in5.91 in5.47 in5.75 in
Width2.68 in3.07 in2.79 in2.83 in
Depth0.32 in0.39 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight5.78 oz6.28 oz5.15 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
Sim card size
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.04.1
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
Micro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoMHLMHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
4G LTE
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3140.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2330.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time510.0 h572.5 h550.0 h540.0 h
Talk time22.5 h14.4 h11.0 h17.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
nonono
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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