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Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L
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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
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Sony Xperia L3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
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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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Can Sony's notchless L3 compete with the budget kings?Read more
The Sony Xperia L3 is a 5.7” HD display resolution smartphone with a comfortable feel. The smartphone is hard to distinguish from most of the major brands in terms of size and feel. The thickness is fractionally bigger than similar other brands of phones, the corners are comfortably rounded as compared to some of the […]Read more
A basic, box-ticking blowerRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0Android OreoAndroid 4.2
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.45 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6737MediaTek MT6762Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720 MP2
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.5 in5.7 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
N/A
LCD
Resolution854 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1440 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyTN TFTIPS TFT
N/A
N/A
Pixel density228.0 ppi267.0 ppi
N/A
441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.0"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/5"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
8x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.0"
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB32 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB
N/A
64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
SilverBlack
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
N/A
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.07 in5.94 in6.06 in5.67 in
Width2.56 in2.91 in2.83 in2.91 in
Depth0.38 in0.34 in0.35 in0.33 in
Weight4.83 oz6.35 oz5.5 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.25.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nono
N/A
yes
Video outputMHLNo
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1750.0 mAh2620.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time498.0 h531.0 h
N/A
850.0 h
Talk time8.0 h13.0 h
N/A
15.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A

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