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Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
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4.6 out of 5
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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 4.4Android 4.2Android 7.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.0 GHz1.45 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB1 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.3 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px854 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
TN TFTIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density386.0 ppi228.0 ppi267.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportyesnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.2"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Slow-Moyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8x

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Lilac
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
Black
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.95 in5.07 in5.94 in5.67 in
Width3.12 in2.56 in2.91 in2.91 in
Depth0.33 in0.38 in0.34 in0.33 in
Weight5.93 oz4.83 oz6.35 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Humidityyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thermometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBCSBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
USBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesnonoyes
Video outputMHLMHLNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 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 transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
noyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh1750.0 mAh2620.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time420.0 h498.0 h531.0 h850.0 h
Talk time21.0 h8.0 h13.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
N/A
Wireless charging yesnono
N/A

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