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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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Sony Xperia XZ Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ
Editiorial reviews
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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3.0 out of 5
6 user ratings
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3.8 out of 5
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37
4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.0 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2
N/A
RAM memory2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
N/A
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glassCorning Gorilla Glass
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.65 in5.75 in
Width2.91 in2.63 in2.83 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight6.35 oz4.83 oz5.68 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yes
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • SPP
  • GAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • GAVDP
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • DIP
  • GATT
  • HOGP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h603.0 h6.0 h
Talk time13.0 h10.0 h17.5 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A

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