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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 U Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia U
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4
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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4 editorial reviews
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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3.6 out of 5
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.0 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android OreoAndroid 4.0
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreDual-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737MediaTek MT6762ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB3 GB512 MB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in3.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1440 x 720 px854 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi
N/A
280.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.0"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/5"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3.0"
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB32 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
no
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
Silver
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Yellow
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.94 in6.06 in4.4 in
Width2.91 in2.83 in2.1 in
Depth0.34 in0.35 in0.5 in
Weight6.35 oz5.5 oz3.88 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.02.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)no
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
No
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
N/A
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
A-GPS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyes
N/A
no
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yes
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh3300.0 mAh1290.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h
N/A
472.0 h
Talk time13.0 h
N/A
5.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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