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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
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Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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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 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
41
4.2 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
36 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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3.9 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
55 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
35 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.0 GHz1.45 GHz
CPU cores8-coreSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227AMediaTek MT6737
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 200ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory4 GB512 MB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in3.5 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M262K16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 320 px720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS LCDIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density386.0 ppi165.0 ppi267.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB32GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialMetalPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height6.18 in4.47 in5.94 in
Width3.06 in2.43 in2.91 in
Depth0.31 in0.43 in0.34 in
Weight6.0 oz4.09 oz6.35 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.12.1 EDR4.2
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.1
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnono
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNo
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesnoyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity3500.0 mAh1530.0 mAh2620.0 mAh
Standby time437.0 h530.0 h531.0 h
Talk time25.0 h6.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonono
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno

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