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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia L3 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L3
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA2
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3 editorial reviews
Sony Xperia L2 smartphone review, a €249 (RRP) smartphone with a fingerprint scanner and Android 7.1.1.Read more
Launched in January 2018 with a sub-$250 price tag, the Xperia L2 is placed towards the budget-end of Sony’s smartphone range. Its main camera, reviewed here, is a 13Mp affair with a 1/3.06-inch sensor and f/2.0 lens. That’s a brighter optic than on the L1, which has an f/2.2 lens. Sony has opted for the fairly [...]Read more
Sony's solid budget phone fails to make an impactRead more
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Can Sony's notchless L3 compete with the budget kings?Read more
The Sony Xperia L3 is a 5.7” HD display resolution smartphone with a comfortable feel. The smartphone is hard to distinguish from most of the major brands in terms of size and feel. The thickness is fractionally bigger than similar other brands of phones, the corners are comfortably rounded as compared to some of the […]Read more
A basic, box-ticking blowerRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android OreoAndroid 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737TMediaTek MT6762MediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2
N/A
ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508
RAM memory3 GB3 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCD
N/A
LCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1440 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi
N/A
294.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Scratch-resistant glassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/3.0"1/3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom3x
N/A
N/A
5x
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/5"
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.4
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
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
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/3.0"1/3"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.0
N/A
F/2.4
Light source
N/A
Display flash
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.91 in6.06 in5.65 in5.59 in
Width3.07 in2.83 in2.63 in2.76 in
Depth0.39 in0.35 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight6.28 oz5.5 oz4.83 oz6.03 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.15.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
Video outputNo
N/A
No
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time572.5 h
N/A
603.0 h863.0 h
Talk time14.4 h
N/A
10.0 h39.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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