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Sony Xperia E5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia E5
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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA
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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
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2 editorial reviews
In the test, the Sony Xperia E5 shows a bright, high-contrast IPS panel and a very exact GPS module. The quality of the case, camera, and speaker earn some negative points.Read more
Not quite a budget bargain, and certainly no mid-range marvelRead 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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.45 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735MediaTek MT6737MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 1.5GB
  • 1.5 GB
2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
IPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density294.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

MaterialPlasticPlasticMetal
N/A
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
N/A
Black
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.67 in5.94 in5.65 in5.67 in
Width2.72 in2.91 in2.63 in2.91 in
Depth0.32 in0.34 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.19 oz6.35 oz4.83 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
Video outputNoNoNo
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
N/A
Battery typeLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh2620.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time518.0 h531.0 h603.0 h850.0 h
Talk time9.0 h13.0 h10.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nonono
N/A

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