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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3+ Mobile Phone
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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 6.0Android 8.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737TMediaTek Helio P MT6755Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T860 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1280 x 720 px1080 x 1920 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi294.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Scratch-resistant glassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Optical zoom3x
N/A
5x
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f
N/A
2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB16 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
N/A
N/A
  • Black
  • Rose Gold
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlasticMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.91 in5.65 in5.59 in5.76 in
Width3.07 in2.63 in2.76 in2.83 in
Depth0.39 in0.31 in0.38 in0.27 in
Weight6.28 oz4.83 oz6.03 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
yesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.15.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • 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
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
Video outputNoNo
N/A
MHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2930.0 mAh
Standby time572.5 h603.0 h863.0 h590.0 h
Talk time14.4 h10.0 h39.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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