SONY XPERIA L REVIEW
The Sony Xperia L is a mid-range device that screams Sony from the first look. And in a world filled with affordable mid-range Android devices design is of paramount importance. In this case, the Xperia L is an elegant phone, featuring a noticeable inward curve and a beautiful diffused LED light strip at the bottom that lights up whenever you have notifications pending. The Xperia L is about to enter a segment that saw some of Sony's most compelling performers last year. This is no small responsibility but the L seems to have the right tools for the job. It comes across as one of the hottest prospect in Sony's lineup - one that's more likely to pleasantly surprise than disappoint. Let's take a closer look at what the Sony Xperia L has to offer. The handset doesn't have a spectacular specification, but it all works well as a package. You get a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and Android 4.1 - not much on paper, compared to the near-2GHz monsters we're now seeing on premium smartphones, but we've no complaints about the handset's performance. Apps open and shut with a snap and animations are silky-smooth. The 4.3-inch screen is a welcome break from the large 5-inch and bigger screens of today as you can actually operate this device with just one hand. Sony uses the Android on-screen buttons for navigation. That means they do take up a bit of those 4.3 inches, so in reality there is less room for icons and other usable content. At 4.3 inches diagonal and with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels the screen is not amongst the sharpest ones out there. Pixel density comes at the mediocre 228ppi. a good enough display and adequate processing power are a start. The styling of the Bond phone was readily available - no points for creativity but in the end, the Xperia L has good looks and character with minimum effort. That's the thing here, Sony makes upgrading look so easy and it's a skill that sometimes evades even the most talented competitors. Let's see though if the Xperia L can keep it up. With a 1 Ghz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset, Adreno 305 GPU and 1 GB of RAM, the hardware inside the Sony Xperia L is nothing we haven’t seen before, so we had a fairly good idea of what to expect. Luckily we weren’t disappointed, and the Xperia L even made a fairly good showing in some cases.
SPECIFICATION & FEATURES
DISPLAY & SCREEN
| Type: | TFT capacitive touchscreen |
| Display Protection: | --Contrast ratio: 1077:1 (nominal) / 1.351:1 (sunlight) --Scratch-resistant glass |
| Technology: | TFT |
| Form factor: | Candybar |
| Colors: | 16M colors |
| Touchscreen: | Yes, up to 4 fingers Multi-touch |
| Size: | 4.3 inches |
| Resolution: | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Pixel density: | 228 ppi |
| Display Features: | Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass |
BODY & DESIGN
| Device type: | Smart phone |
| OS type: | Android |
| Dimensions: | (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 inches) / (128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm ) |
| Weight: | (137 g) / (4.83 oz) |
| Keys and Input Methods: | --Capacitive touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard --On-screen 12-key keyboard --Side Keys: Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key |
GENERAL TECHNOLOGY
| 2G Network: | GSM 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz - C2104, C2105 |
| 3G Network: | HSDPA 900 MHz, 2100 MHz - C2105 HSDPA 850 MHz, 1700 MHz, 1900 MHz, 2100 MHz - C2104 |
| Data: | HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, EDGE, GPRS |
| Positioning: | GPS, A-GPS |
| Navigation: | Yes |
| SIM card type: | Micro-SIM |
| Announced: | 18 Mar 2013 |
| Released: | May 2013, Available |
HARDWARE & MEMORY
| Processor: | Dual core, 1000 MHz, Krait |
| Graphics processor: | Adreno 305 |
| System memory: | 1024 MB RAM |
| Built-in storage: | 8 GB storage |
| Card slot: | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB |
MULTIMEDIA & SOUND
| Alert types: | Vibration; MP3 ringtones |
| Audio quality: | Noise -87.0dB / Crosstalk -88.0dB |
| Features: | --PlayStation Certified --Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only) --Video streaming --Motions gaming --3D games --xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony --“WALKMAN” application --TrackID music recognition* --Clear bass, Clear stereo and Clear Phase --Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) |
| Audio Supported formats: | MP3, AAC, eAAC, WAV, OGG, 3GPP, MP4, SMF, OTA, Ogg vorbis |
| Audio recording, supported formats: | 3GPP, MP4, AMR |
| Video playback Supported formats: | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, XviD, AVI, MOV, MKV |
| Loudspeaker: | Yes, (Voice 72dB / Noise 67dB / Ring 79dB) |
| Headphone: | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack: | Yes |
| Music player: Filter by: Features: | Yes Album, Artist, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, Music recognition |
| Radio: | Yes, (FM radio) |
CAMERA
| Camera: | Photo & Video |
| Primary Camera quality: | 8 megapixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels |
| Flash: | LED flash |
| Features: | --features: Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Sweep panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer, Image stabilization, 4x digital zoom, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor, HDR for both picture/film --Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG --Image capture, supported format: JPEG |
| Primary video camera: | --Camera video resolution: 720p (Full HD, 1280x720) --Camera video frame rate: 30 fps --Video playback frame rate: 30 fps |
| Primary video camera features: | Video stabilization, HDR, Video calling, Video recording (HD 720p) |
| Secondary camera: | Yes, (0.3 megapixels), VGA |
CONNECTIVITY
| WLAN: | Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot) |
| Bluetooth: | Yes (v4.0 with A2DP) |
| USB: | Yes (v2.0) |
| Connector: | Micro-USB |
| Features: | Mass storage device, USB charging |
| Global Roaming: | Yes |
| NFC: | Yes |
| GPRS: | Yes, (Up to 85.6 kbps) |
| EDGE: | Yes, (Up to 237 kbps) |
| Speed: | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Other wireless connectivity: | Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
| Other: | DLNA Certified, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, aGPS, Media Go, Media Transfer Protocol support, Native USB tethering, Screen mirroring, Xperia Link, WebKit web browser with Pan & zoom, Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, Google Sync and SyncML |
INTERNET
| Built-in Online services support: | YouTube (upload), Picasa |
APPS
| Pre-loaded applications: | --Google Chrome --Google Play --Google Voice Search --Google Maps for Mobile with Street view and Latitude |
FEATURES
| OS: | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset: | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8230 |
| CPU: | Dual-core 1 GHz |
| GPU: | Adreno 305 |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging: | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM, Predictive text input |
| Browser: | HTML, HTML5 |
| Phone Book: | Yes, (Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID) |
| Organizer: | Calendar, Alarm, Calculator |
| Charging: | Charger |
| Call Records: | Yes |
| SMS: | Yes |
| MMS: | Yes |
| E-Mail: | Yes, (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange) |
| Instant Messaging: | Yes, (Google Talk) |
| Predictive text input: | Yes, T9 input |
| Voice message: | Yes |
| Voice dialing: | Yes |
| Voice commands: | Yes |
| Voice recording: | Yes |
| Radio: | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| GPS: | Yes, (with A-GPS support) |
| Java: | Yes, (via Java MIDP emulator) |
| Colors: | Black, White, Red |
| Notifications: | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone |
| Others: | --SNS integration --Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic --MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player --MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player --Document viewer --Photo viewer/editor --Voice memo/dial --Predictive text input |
BATTERY
| Battery Type: | Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity: | 1750 mAh battery |
| Stand-by time: | Up to 498 hours (2G), 20.7 days / Up to 454 hours (3G), 18.9 days |
| Talk time: | Up to 8.3 hours (2G) / Up to 9.00 hours (3G) |
| Music play: | Up to 43.20 hours |
| Video playback: | 7.50 hours |
| Battery life: | Endurance rating 39 hours |
SONY XPERIA L PRICE
Price in USA $278
Price in UK £210
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