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Sony Xperia L Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
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Editiorial reviews
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4.0 out of 5
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25 %
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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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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 7.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.45 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230MediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 305ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyTN TFTIPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density228.0 ppi267.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
8x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

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

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyes
Video outputMHLNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
N/A
LTE frequencies
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
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1750.0 mAh2620.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time498.0 h531.0 h850.0 h
Talk time8.0 h13.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnono
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A

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