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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 8.0Android 4.2Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.35 GHz2.3 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
N/A
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi424.0 ppi441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
1/2.3"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
960.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
8x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB64GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Graphite black
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticAluminum
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Tempered glass
Water resistantnoyesyesyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.83 in5.67 in5.75 in
Width2.91 in2.87 in2.91 in2.83 in
Depth0.34 in0.29 in0.33 in0.29 in
Weight6.35 oz5.47 oz5.96 oz5.43 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyesyes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h
N/A
850.0 h540.0 h
Talk time13.0 h
N/A
15.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging nono
N/A
no
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A

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