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Huawei P9 Lite 2016 Mobile Phone
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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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2 editorial reviews
Huawei dilutes the P9 a little too muchRead more
In-depth review of the Huawei P9 Lite (Kirin 650, ARM Mali-T830 MP2, 5.2", 147) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead 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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.45 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 650MediaTek MT6737MediaTek Helio P MT6755
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP2ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory3 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displaynoyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3"
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
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

MaterialPlasticPlasticMetal
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.78 in5.94 in5.65 in
Width2.86 in2.91 in2.63 in
Depth0.3 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight5.19 oz6.35 oz4.83 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nonoyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2620.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time630.0 h531.0 h603.0 h
Talk time18.9 h13.0 h10.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion

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