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Sony Xperia E vs Sony Xperia L1

2.43 in
4.47 in
Sony Xperia E Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia E
2.91 in
5.94 in
Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
5
5 editorial reviews
Well, this sounds like an apt title really. The Sony Xperia E is among the cheapest packages on offer from Sony, second to only the Tipo. From the design...Read more
The Sony Xperia E Dual is a dual-SIM phone with low end specs. Is it worth your money? That depends on what you're looking for. Read on for details.Read more
Small and convenient, but there's better budget optionsRead more
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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
36
3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
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

Hardware

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.45 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227AMediaTek MT6737
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory512 MB2 GB

Display

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Screen size3.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 320 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density165.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Primary sensor resolution3.2 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Internal storage4 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Height4.47 in5.94 in
Width2.43 in2.91 in
Depth0.43 in0.34 in
Weight4.09 oz6.35 oz

Sensors

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nono
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
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
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

Sony Xperia ESony Xperia E
Sony Xperia L1Sony Xperia L1
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1530.0 mAh2620.0 mAh
Standby time530.0 h531.0 h
Talk time6.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Sony Xperia L1