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Sony Xperia L1 Mobile Phone
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4 editorial reviews
A big screen on a big budget, but that’s pretty much all you getRead more
A big screen budget blower that falls short elsewhereRead more
We have run several tests on the Xperia L1 and taken a close look at the SoC's performance as well as screen and camera quality. After several days of testing we can confirm that the Xperia L1 is a good quality mid-range smartphone.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 4.2Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.45 GHz2.3 GHz2.15 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6737Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
IPS TFT
Pixel density267.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.2 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
8x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage16 GB16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB64GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Pink
  • White
Black
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistantnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.67 in5.58 in
Width2.91 in2.91 in2.71 in
Depth0.34 in0.33 in0.33 in
Weight6.35 oz5.96 oz5.26 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim support
  • no
  • yes
noyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyesyes
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
800 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery capacity2620.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time531.0 h850.0 h
N/A
Talk time13.0 h15.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer

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