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Sony Xperia L2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia L2
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA2
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ1
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Sony Xperia XZ2 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ2
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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 8.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz2.2 GHz2.35 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737TQualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 508Qualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 630
RAM memory3 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.2 in5.2 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 2160 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
IPS TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TRILUMINOS
Pixel density267.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDR
N/A
noyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 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
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Optical zoom3x5x
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps960.0 fps960.0 fps
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/3.06"1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.4
N/A
F/2.2
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Automatic

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB64 GB64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.91 in5.59 in5.83 in6.02 in
Width3.07 in2.76 in2.87 in2.83 in
Depth0.39 in0.38 in0.29 in0.44 in
Weight6.28 oz6.03 oz5.47 oz6.98 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.05.05.0
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
A2DP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
Video outputNo
N/A
NoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2700.0 mAh3180.0 mAh
Standby time572.5 h863.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time14.4 h39.0 h
N/A
N/A
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging nononoyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • QI
  • Qi

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