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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia X Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA2
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4.5 out of 5
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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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3.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.1Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core6-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890MediaTek MT6737TQualcomm Snapdragon 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 508
RAM memory4 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.1 in5.5 in5.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
Pixel density576.0 ppi267.0 ppi441.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Scratch-resistant glassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/3.06"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
3x
N/A
5x
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.7F/2.4F/2.0F/2.4
Light sourceLED flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/3.06"
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB200GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Stainless Steel
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantyesno
N/A
no
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fully waterproofyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.61 in5.91 in5.62 in5.59 in
Width2.74 in3.07 in2.73 in2.76 in
Depth0.31 in0.39 in0.31 in0.38 in
Weight5.36 oz6.28 oz5.4 oz6.03 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
ANT+yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
yesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • DIP
  • GATT
  • PXP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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 UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 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 LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2620.0 mAh3300.0 mAh
Standby time288.0 h572.5 h600.0 h863.0 h
Talk time27.0 h14.4 h14.0 h39.0 h
Fast chargingyesno
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
no
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A
N/A

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