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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737MediaTek Helio P MT6755MediaTek MT6757Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Automatic
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
N/A
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.65 in5.71 in5.75 in
Width2.91 in2.63 in2.64 in2.83 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.31 in0.29 in
Weight6.35 oz4.83 oz5.04 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

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

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesnoyes
Video outputNoNoNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h603.0 h603.0 h540.0 h
Talk time13.0 h10.0 h10.1 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Pump Express Plus 2.0
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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