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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L1
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ1
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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro 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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3.9 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 8.0Android 4.2Android 9.0 Pie
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.35 GHz2.3 GHz2.05 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974MediaTek Helio G90T
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 330
N/A
RAM memory2 GB4 GB2 GB6 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.0 in6.53 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px2340 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
N/A
N/A
Pixel density267.0 ppi424.0 ppi441.0 ppi
N/A
Dual screen supportnonoyes
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnoyes
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  • fingerprint-resistant coating
  • oil protective coating

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
1/1.7"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
960.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
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
yesFace recognition
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
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
79.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesFace recognition
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.0

Storage

Internal storage16 GB64 GB16 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB256GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.83 in5.67 in6.35 in
Width2.91 in2.87 in2.91 in3.01 in
Depth0.34 in0.29 in0.33 in0.35 in
Weight6.35 oz5.47 oz5.96 oz7.05 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h
N/A
850.0 h6.0 h
Talk time13.0 h
N/A
15.0 h60.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging nono
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer

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