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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ1
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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 8.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.2 GHz2.35 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737TQualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508Qualcomm Adreno 540
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Optical zoom3x5x
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps960.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.4
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Aluminum
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono

Dimensions

Height5.91 in5.59 in5.83 in
Width3.07 in2.76 in2.87 in
Depth0.39 in0.38 in0.29 in
Weight6.28 oz6.03 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
No
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 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
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynonono
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time572.5 h863.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.4 h39.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyes
Wireless charging nonono
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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