Sony Xperia L

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Reviews for the Sony Xperia L

70% Sony Xperia L review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
We are left a little confused at the end of this review, mainly because we really wanted to like the Xperia L. We're always fans of a phone that you can show off to your friends and have them say "yeah, that's a nice phone", only for you to be able to say "but wait, did you see this?" and hear them gasp as you show off the neat party trick. That neat party trick is clearly the camera, and as we have said, we feel that the camera is really something special. For those that want a decent camera phone, but don't want to pay loads, you might want to look at the Xperia L.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/03/2013
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% performance: 60% features: 70% workmanship: 70%

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93% Sony Xperia L
Source: Chip Test & Kauf - Heft Nr. 6/2014
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/01/2014
Rating: Total score: 93% emissions: 84%

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The Sony Xperia L is the entry level smart phone, and it is designed to stand out from other budget smartphones with simple yet classic looks. This device is available in minimalist matte black or white, or eye catching red, all with silver highlights. It certainly does not look like a budget device. With a Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 1.2GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM running things performance is not a major selling point. Storage is somewhat limited, with only 5.8 GB of internal storage available to users, but a micro SD card slot will allow for expansion. For those who dislike the on screen camera button, a dedicated hardware camera button will delight them. With a 4.3 inch TFT screen that sports a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, the Sony Xperia L has a decent enough screen.

Par for the course with budget devices, it runs the now slightly outdated version 4.1.2 of Android Jelly Bean. Those who were looking forward to the enhancements provided by version 4.3 will be disappointed. The 8 MP camera is decent, but cannot be compared to high-end devices on the Sony line up which sport a 13 MP camera. The battery life is decently impressive, the Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery is listed as lasting up to 9 hours of talk time, 43 hours of music play and has an endurance rating of 39 hours. Those upgrading from a phone from a few iterations ago will find the difference quite amazing. Overall, this is a good looking device that will fit nicely within tight budgets.

Qualcomm Adreno 305: Integrated mid-range graphics card in the Snapdragon 400 and S4 Plus SoCs that supports OpenGL ES 3.0 and features unified shaders.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

S4 Plus MSM8230: High-end dual-core Krait based SoC that includes a Adreno 305 GPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

4.30":

This is a typical smartphone diagonal.

0.137 kg:

Only few smartphones are more lightweight than this.

Sony: Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Japan. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from sonus, the Latin word for sound. The company was founded 1946 with another name and renamed in 1958. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group, which is engaged in business through its five operating segments—electronics, games, entertainment (motion pictures and music), financial services and other. Sony is a notebook manufacturer of medium size according international market shares.

From 2014, Sony has reduced the production of Vaio laptops and finally discontinued them. Sony is still present in the smartphone and tablet market, yet not among the Top 5 manufacturers.

82.67%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

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