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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
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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 4.2
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Scratch-resistant glass
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/3"
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
8x
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.65 in5.67 in
Width2.91 in2.63 in2.91 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.35 oz4.83 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
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)noyesyes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-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+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h603.0 h850.0 h
Talk time13.0 h10.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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