Sony Xperia L1

  • Released 2017, June
    180g, 8.7mm thickness
    Android 7.0
    16GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.5"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    MT6737T
  • 2620mAh
    Li-Ion

Sony Xperia L1 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2017, March
Status Available. Released 2017, June
Body Dimensions 151 x 74 x 8.7 mm (5.94 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic body
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~74.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass (> 6H)
Platform OS Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, f/2.2, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2620 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 639 h (2G) / Up to 687 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 63 h
Misc Colors Black, White, Pink
Models G3312, G3311, G3313
Price About 110 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 802 / Basemark X: 4045
Display Contrast ratio: 957:1 (nominal), 2.994 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 91dB / Noise 74dB / Ring 83dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery life

Sony Xperia L1 - User Reviews

  • Ofc not

  • Worst phone I owned, its only good for calls and not even that good. Its low quality, ear speaker is quite and you won't be able to hear anything even with modarate background noise, the cpu is weak you won't be able to play any mp game without it lagging, low fast charging and you don't get a fast charger included with it, pictures can be good if you can hold your hands still as a tripod, small amount of storage so you'll need a micro sd card, it's the same size as an 1080p phone but its only 720p with choppy videos if you watch online, filled with apps you won't even use a single time after you owned it for more than 2 weeks, Google assistant is janky and most of the smart lock features are useless, supports splits screen but in most cases it will crash your phone, its durable if you put it in a hard silicone case and glass screen protector, at this point I'm not nearing the end of the list and I'm telling you, I'm screaming at you. Buy another phone and skip this one, you'll enjoy it for a week then wish you never signed the contract

  • Absolutely fantastic robust phone,can't knock this little beauty

  • Yeah im writing this on a Sony Xperia L1 and i can confirm this is a shit phone

  • how do you install the battery of an L1

  • horrible phone, most of the memory is taken by software, then its pre-installed apps that you cant delete. could never update firmware, photos,music and videos transferred from pc cant be accessed on the apps that come with phone unless you reset to factory settings. it keeps telling me about memory running low and the only app I have installed is WhatsApp. only great thing about the phone is that when I got it on contract upgrade is that it came with the ps4.

  • Please do not buy this model from Sony... It is a waste of money. Own this phone for 1 year now. Very slow on everything. Camera is average. For gaming and video calling it will give poor experience. I buy this phone because of Sony name in which I trusted the quality but for now I am very disappointed.

  • not support OTG

  • Is this phone supporting wireless charging?

  • Considering its quality/price, this is the best phone I had for over a decade.. I had it now for 2 years and dropped it many times and still working wonderfully.

  • should I get galaxy J4 core or Xperia L1

  • I have had this phone for 2 years and I have been charging it up twice a day all I use it for is emails and social media and browsing sites and the odd updates to the phone

  • My friend is having a great experience with it :)

  • The phone is good. Those complaining could have bought the phone from a dealer who is not authorized. Maybe they got generic phone or clone or imitation . Mine does not take long to charge fully, updates are available. I don't regret buying it.

  • Totally agree, incredibly slow, awful phone, hangs after each text I write, whilst it's being sent... My old phone of two years was much quicker!!! Would not recommend this phone. Apparently it also has Sony compatible issues too.

  • I personally love this L1. I've never had any problems with it never let me down, cannot understand the negatives in here.

  • Yes the L2 fixed that...

  • I just picked this up, for 110 euro, excellent value for the cost

  • It's a true opinion about l1. I bought this phone3017 Nov 10.good cameras.big display.fast network.in India especially inside place if little 4g connected place 4g working properly. But telling about batery too too bad. Draining fast. Taking morethan three and half hour for charging when we put from 30%.regarding sometimes so heat.not always.now my wife using. She told phone ok.

  • I had no issues with it, but it is pure crap. Cheap plastics, cheap feeling, bad camera etc.

  • This phone is absolutely fine. I suspect the claims for both accelerometer and compass are not true as it can't run cardboard

  • HALLOOOO, phone only comes in two colours, sell it at my job, proper dead, but make pure nosh from it, got the managers in the HR room bent over the counter. dash it across the floor so I can confirm its double crap cant even 3 or 4 bomb it.

  • to late, i have this phone an is the worst crap

  • DO NOT BUY THIS. This is the worst phone to buy, the biggest flaw is that it heats up really fast and makes it a pain in the head to use it. Its like I am putting hot iron on my ears when ever I use it. The user interface is another level of crap.

  • I think Sony should make its entry level phones like the L1 and L2 as Dual Sim phones. For example the Dual Sim variant of the L1 with the model number G3312 is difficult to find.

  • Unfortunately Sony does not provide an update to Oreo but at least it is getting regular security patches. I think currently it is being updated to November 2018 security patch.

  • I did not experience this. For example when I play Pubg Mobile for 30-60 minutes the phone gets warm around the camera but not so hot that it becomes unpleasant to hold. You should go to a doctor if you have headaches from using this phone. Battery life is good despite a small 2620 mAh battery. I get above 6 hours of SoT with wifi turned on. GPS works very good despite a Mediatek CPU.

  • Excellent budget phone at £120-£130, even though it has 2GB it still uses about 75% of that after booting up which is a shame, but you can disable all the bloatware sony apps, great battery life, i get 2 days good usage from it

  • Never Buy this phone, it gets hot really fast and will give you headaches. Not recommended ever.

  • this mobile first problam 10mnt use camara use mobile very hot .. 2and problm battery poor 3nd problm mobile slow

  • i've got one of these and it's a helluva phone. never ever regret getting it. great everyday phone.

  • Its fine for everyday use. Will not get any major android updates.

  • No, but i think it would survive rain.

  • Client? you mean android? its 7.0

  • I think thats a battery health thing in settings, it learns when you charge and stopps at 90% then when your about to wake up it goes to 100%. But it does not always work. It helps to keep your battery lifespan longer. You can turn it off tho.

  • hows the experience so far?

  • Is this phone waterproof? Dustproof?

  • Does anyone know the client version of this phone?

  • Someone may tried to unlock your device. That's why this is happened.

  • Do it support OTG...????

  • This phone was released in June.. June is a month before my favorite month, July. I love July. I also love the rangers. We are the people, 55 is coming. we are on our way

  • Had since February. Experienced several problems such as apps I'm not using giving me notifications that they are not responding, sometimes get 3-4 in a row. Then I get the UI not responding message, which then resets the phone, but when it loads up again using my pin just forces me back to the lock screen. Music app will randomly close whilst listening to music. A lot of apps must be installed to the phone leaving me with about 1GB free which regularly gets filled up with temporary files and the like.

  • Yes you can, I play it nearly every day without any problems the ram seems to hold up fine, just don't run too many apps in the background.

  • the L1 looks good but the 2GB ram seems to lag quite a bit and sometimes it just freezes, compared to other 2GB phones, despite having only minimal apps installed. anyway to ease up on this lagging.. any firmware updates coming ??

  • Can you play pubg on it?

  • for support vist

  • Please help me to my Sony Xperia l1 it refuse to open When I draw a pattern, am stuck

  • Please i need help ASAP My Sony experia L1 refuses to accept my unlock Pattern, it started today. when i draw a correct Pattern, it says "you have incorrectly drawn your pattern 3 times" but when i draw a wrong one it simple says "incorrect pattern"

  • Sony Xperia L1 or Motorola Moto E4 Plus?

  • First copy all music to sdcard. From there move to phone. It works 100%

  • I would update to the latest firmware first (if there's any) and then do a factory reset. If the problem still persist, you've probably got a defective device.

  • I bought this type of phone at the beginning of this year and have already taken it back for repair but still same problem. The music app does not read my music I have to physically go to Download and SD or Phone to play my music... Lately when I take pictures with camera it won't save them. Basically my phone doesn't read media... Any suggestions???

  • awful battery , the phone is fine though

  • A guy on gumtree in Cape Town got it as an upgrade from his service provider and sold it to me for R1500 even though it retails for R3000. Hope the battery wont give me problems as the people here say the battery isnt too good. Anyway its okay for half price

  • i can play pokemon go?

  • It depends on your carrier & reception. If you are in a poor signal area, the phone will heat up because it's working to get a good signal and the battery will drain faster than usual.

  • Mine langs much and my sd cart slot is broken i have it for almost a yeat but i dont like it anymore😣

  • it's overhearing all the time sometimes when i don't do enything the phone is very hot

  • When is android upgrade

  • redmi note 4 or xperia L1

  • Best phone ever cheap price phone Sony Launched. I am 200% satisfied with my unit. Many here complaining about battery, but for me its fair to use day in stamina mode

  • My brother bought this phone from USA last month. It's performing well. Camera is good specially front camera. But the battery quality is so poor. Sony should keep at least 3000 mAh in this mobile. So, for low quality of battery the phone is to keep in charging maximum time in a day. But except battery everything of this phone are so good.

  • Using this phone for nearly one year.. Satisfied.... Bit laggy to respond if you open application . Camera is good.. Battery also good..

  • Hi. I want to complain about this unit, I bought Xperia L1 last May8, 2018 and today is May 24,2018 and this day is unlucky day, I actually love sonny, but I dont know why this unit came out and it brought big disappointment in me. Tell you why, I was at meeting, of course I dont want anyone to disturbed me, I turned off my phone 8:30am with 45% battery, Our meeting ended almost 5:30pm and when I get my phone and tried to POWER ON, it's not functioning!!!! Why???? Imagine I owned this phone for just 2 weeks. I always prioritize this phone compare to my Iphone, I always follow what's in notification that you something to do this or do that! Another problem in Xperia L1 is the battery, they say it has BATTERY SAVER but when I charged my phone 100% after using 10 mins or less it will become 99% in short the battery is not good!

  • I got a problem with my battery usage in idle time my battery get 43% usage I'm very dis appointed with this as well because the charging time of this cellphone is 2-3 hours and this is not a fast charging battery. But sometimes it is good all day it last long for a day even when im streaming and gaming. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS any suggested killer task app or in the setting please help me. Thank you in advance.

  • Biggest problem is the camera in low light, battery lasts all day if you don't have programs running in the back ground, switch off sync data etc don't update leave it stock. I can't kill the battery with heavy use all day. Speaker goes loud, screen brightness is fine, no quick charge and depending on your carrier /country the reception 📶 might be low

  • Camera takes pretty good picture under good lighting. Can't comment on the front camera because I haven't use it. Tends to get pretty hot while gaming. FYI, you can notice the drop in frame rate (i.e. not silky smooth) while playing Skullgirls.

  • Totally agree. Have this phone for about a month. Not even sure why some reviews said it has good battery life. It drains pretty quick when you use it, not so much on idle. My 2.5 years old Xperia M2 battery performs better than this new L1. Though it's not a problem if you have power source nearby all the time.

  • what about camera result ?

  • I want to buy this phone next week.but i really some confuse because the sony authority give mega discount in Bangladesh.per phone less than 50 dollars their previous price .plz know me anyone this phone is really good ??? and battery life??????.

  • i bought this set yesterday , but battery discharge is very fast and processor speed is just satisfactory..

  • Idon't know

  • this phone is very nice.

  • dose it support snap map on snapchat?

  • How is the battery life/performance?

  • this phone is durable but its still hot trash

  • thank you....but i dont charge it overnight

  • bro i am from bd too......i think we should wait for the next update,....it might solve the issue.....i am facing the same problem......

  • L1 (learning) charges your phone to 91% after a few hours of charging then waits 1 hour before you wake (based on your overnight charging patterns) before it charges the last 9%. It's a unique program that's supposed to increase battery life and ensure 100% battery upon wake up. However it fails if you happen to switch it on earier than "usual"

  • I bought this phone some days agoo. battery quality is so bad. Camera front is good. but Rear camera night time when auto flash the picture is yellow. but why? every photo is yellow when use flash.....

  • hello........i bought this phone two weeks ago.... although its a good device bt its battery drains so fast.....i charge it to 100% at night & also close all background apps, wifi, etc. bt it shows 91% in the morning... i didnt use a lil bit ..,. plz tell me whats going wrong...

  • brother.....i have updated home 2 times......i dont see any green thing....but i am facing some lag issues....is it normal?? r u facing the same problem? when i press the menu button the icons comes slowly it stays a bit& disappear....any sloution?

  • Is the battery user replaceable?

  • Its good

  • It is not water proof

  • What about audio quality? I mean songs experience.

  • Water proof or not? 64 bit or below?

  • Hi There Yes it is Normal for a battery that size. Therefore charge it at night

  • I bought this phone last Thursday it takes 3 hours to full charge... Is it normal? appreciate your answer

  • HI guys am battling to save contacts pls help (sony Xperia g3311)

  • I bought this phone last Thursday it takes 3 hours to full charge... Is it normal? appreciate your answer

  • Thank you for the advice i was actually trying to evaluate between the two nokia 3 and L1

  • dont believe you guy...this phone is wack

  • I have been a samsung note user. Samsung notes are excellent, camera videos pictures are outstanding but theyre not for rugged users. Xperia L1 is the best mid range phone in the market. Been using it for 3 months now. No issues fully contented with this device. Pretty cheap for mid range phone thats so sturdy. Thanks Sony.

  • Go for Xperia L1 its awesome.

  • I am from Pakistan just bought Xperia L1 in pink colour.... Awesome phone design and colour is so attractive. I was previously using I phone 5 and after using Xperia L1 i am not going back to I phone. This phone is awesome sound is sooo loud and clear, Display is crisp, battery timing and camera is awesome. Good job Sony.

  • which is better coz I'm looking for a phone for my mom. Sony Xperia L1 or Vivo Y55s ? Thanks

  • Can this phone play mobile legends or vainglory?

  • jeah it does get very hot. And only had it for a month.

  • I face some problem when I update the xperia home.I noticed that a green colour comes on the percentage of battery at the top of the corner of mobile .what is the reason of it?

  • Brilliant Phone!

  • Bought this phone as a second phone to my Xperia Xzp. It is absolutely amazing! Great Screen, No stutter or lag at all, good front camera and loud sound. Only cons would be plastic back feels cheap and sound quality from speakers n headphones is a bit disappointing. Totally worth it!

  • I am not completely sure but as far as I could find out it does not support otg. Does anyone know how I can use xloud setting with all apps? With xloud music app is very loud but when watching videos on youtube t isn't very loud.

  • why ?

  • Dows xperia l1 support otg? And does xperia l1 have bds connectivity? In official website I found it only have gps with glonass!

  • Does Xperia l1 support otg ?

  • yes it is waterproof. you can swim with lol

  • Latest security patch out

  • useless phone i have ever bought in my life. utter waste.

  • How many slots does the dual sim version have,is it 2 sim slots plus a Micro sd slot or only 2 slots?

  • How is the quality of headphone jack?

  • How are both cameras of L1? In review here it's written they are really noisy...can this be fixed with update from Sony? I like this phone at all and would like to buy it but cameras are a minus from gsmarena review...

  • Ever since Marshmallow 6.0 you can convert SD Card as Internal Storage or use it only as External Storage for Photos, Videos, Files, Mp3, etc.

  • I have a big problem and want a help from any one has L1 the application can be moved to external memory or not even the facebook and what's app

  • Change your Network..

  • very good phone

  • I am pretty satisfied with this phone. Screen is very bright, I keep brightness at almost 0% when I am using it indoors. Games run pretty well, even heavier games without much heat. What I really like about it is the battery life. Despite a small battery for a big 5.5 inch screen, I get at least 6 hours of SoT with heavy use and wifi turned on. It could even get better with stamina/ultra stamina mode turned on. Speaker is very loud when you turn on 'xloud' in the sound settings. You can even move apps to sd card in the memory settings.

  • Good phone...no problems.

  • I bought this phone because I wanted a phone with a big screen. I had a 5 inch phone before. The screen has great quality despite being only 720p at 5.5 inches. Great for gaming and watching videos. Received couple of updates in the last months. Phone does not heat much after playing games for extensive time.

  • After 4 months of use he started to restart automatically, looking on internet I saw that I am not the only one with this problem, I don't know what is the problem.

  • Xa for better display, cameras, performance, design. L1 for better battery life and speakers.

  • za dual or L1 ???? emergency

  • Buy both

  • sony xperia L1 support 4g(jio) in india

  • I have Xperia L1 from 2 month it very nice but I saw 2 problem ,,,, 1st. USB OTG not connecting , 2nd. camera not working in ( google street view ). so any one tell me cane I solve this problem? USB OTG not connecting important. Thanks.

  • It does get very hot front and back. If that is normal though it's a pretty good phone for the price. If I play online poker though, really have to take breaks, feels like it's going to start melting lol

  • The internal memory in my Sony xperia l1 is registered as 32GB but the phone memery is already full ,help resetting it.

  • 7 hours browsing Internet and watching YouTube. That is some good endurance. But I'm keeping it to low brightness otherwise it goes crazy on battery. I can not see clearly on sunlight, even on maximum brightness. This is really just good for basement dweller like myself who never has to show off and take selfies.

  • i love this phone,much better than my lenovo o70 which i bought in more expensive price,no probs at all,better pix,vid,fast net,im not a online game addict so i never experience my phone getting hot as many people had say.for a semi high end phone and low price range, this one is the best

  • Never had a problem with wifi on my Xperia L1. Maybe your wifi network is faulty.

  • Its internet is really slow. Is there any option or can someone help me to solve this?

  • I bought the xperia l1 after having bad experience with the nokia 3. After a few days of using the xperia l1, all I can say is that the xperia l1 is much better than the nokia 3 if anyone plans to buy one of those two. The big 5.5 screen is great for watching videos and playing games. Despite being only 720p it's sharp enough. Display reaction is very good. Display is very bright, I keep it at almost 0% when indoors. Daily usage and gaming performance is very good. Phone gets a little bit warm after playing heavy games for a long time but cools down fast when you quit playing. However I suffered no crashes. Gps is fast and accurate. Wifi and network signal ranges are good. Battery life is good and gets better after every charging cycle. 5.5 hours of SoT is definitely doable without stamina mode. The camera takes good photos/videos, much better than nokia 3's camera. I received the 6th November 17 security patch after starting the device. The phone is pretty big but I can still use it with one hand due to the grippy back. I returned the xperia l1 because I want to get the dual-sim variant.

  • L1 all day long LG are gash!

  • Bought sony L1 few days ago, got it for £79.99 in black Friday deal. Really am impressed with it. I prefer it to the Galaxy S8 that l had, great 5.5" screen great camera, isn't anything that l can say l dislike about it.

  • L1 or lg k8 2017

  • Press and hold the the power and down on the volume both together for 3secs

  • But the "J5 Pro" he suggested is pricier than both J5 2016 and L1.

  • Thank you!!!

  • Y7 slightly better battery life, L1 better in most things else especially the performance.

  • Get the L1

  • sony l1 or huawai y7 ?? what should i buy

  • Buy J5 PRO ...RAM....BATTERY...CAMERA...more than sony and i used nothing problem until now 2 month..nice on handle...just little difference price

  • Please, help me!!! Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 or Sony Xperia L1

  • I have the same problem. Very disappointing from sony

  • its a bed phone my big folt m bouhgt Sony L1 100 % charge 3hour + mega photo u cant see 4MB)

  • To ANYONE looking to buy this phone I can only say: BUY IT WITH FULL CONFIDENCE I bought 2 and boy, they are fantastic! For the money, aprox 110$ it's best buy. Thanks GSM Arena for all these years near us

  • You'd better buy Z2 or Z3 for same price.

  • It does come with screenshot. In order to use that option, you need to press the on/off button until a message appears, then select Screenshot

  • Should I download app for it if I want screenshot?

  • I'm impressed by most of the reviews about Xperia L1, but there's one thing i wanna know and it's very important for me. Does it have screenshot? If there is, how will i do the screenshot? Planning to buy it next month as xmas gift.

  • Dude how about battery life?

  • i have the L1 in white, its an unreal fone, much better than the iphone 5 in my opinion, the cameras are top class, snapchat is a GEM on it, never had a fone as sleek and powerfull very happy with the device it has class features on it also including chrome cast

  • Does it Waterproof and dustproof?

  • yes right, me too... have you single sim or dual sim?

  • single or dual?

  • I have the phone I'm 12 and it's a good first phone it's good size no freaking heating is a good phone for kids and by itself it's a good phone stop hating

  • Mediatek?? No thanks.

  • Hate the heating at the back of the phone. That's disappointing from Sony

  • It sucks due to unnecessary heating

  • My brother using Sony Xperia c3 and he using it more than one year I guess. It's perfect, performance,battery is great. I think L1 has same qualities like c3,but there is little differences but I think L1 good. I'm willing to buy L1. After reading opinions I think L1 is the one that's suits for me

  • sony experia l1

  • Sony xperia L1.. Or Huawei p9 lite?

  • Sony Xperia L1, Samsung galaxy J3 2017, Star xtrem 6 or huawei y6 pro 2017? opinions please! Thank you!

  • It is 4g

  • Is the mobile support screen mirroring to all tvs like Samsung, lg & other

  • 16 GB = 5,86 GB OS + 1,54 GB Apps.

  • I like Sony Xperia L1 very much because of its simplicity, affordable price, reliable brand and smart one. No Finger Scanner, No Selfie special, a good back camera, No Bezel-less display and simple is the best. I want to suggest with the height of the phone. It's about 151mm and should be reduced a little (about 145mm±). We hope next coming model Xperia L2 to be kept on simplicity.

  • I like Sony Xperia L1 very much because it is adequate for me. I want to suggest with the height of the phone. It's about 151mm and should be reduced a little (about 145±).

  • Sorry methinks Innocence 😁

  • Hello insensitive.. Sony L1 have very good memories.. Don't worry.. Relax

  • he have a very bad camera especially the rear one annoying Heat in the back while charging & Intensive use

  • Hi guys , i just want to know about the storage . i see its 16 gb, how much does android use ?right now i have a sony M4 and im having a big problem with storage

  • I believe that this budget smartphone will remain at Android 7.1.1.

  • I have updated today, got 7.0 version.

  • My battery survived on Stamina mode for 4 days (+100 hours) while I was using mobile for 2 hours per day for browsing net, music and videos. Official endurance rating posted is 63h which means 1 hour of calling, browsing and video. It was clearly tested on Normal mode. I had roughly 2 days using Normal mode (official is 40h) on my old Xperia XA phone with slightly worse battery capacity. But Xperia XA had more battery demanding hardware, running everything smoothly.

  • Update for 8. Oreo?

  • Cable for charger is the same length as XA's and connector is different while cable comes out from side of charger. It charged 70% in 2 hours. Certainly not fast charge. It seems the mobile or the new update opens up more options for it, there are modes for Sleep, Focus, Abroad which are useful. I can also setup my keyboard larger. It also supports Chinese, no need for me. Radio works without original headphones. It is obviously lagging but not miss clicking. XA was very responsive compared to L1. I used my camera once and found out it has no physical shutter. Lock button is wider and up on the right frame together with volume buttons. Very useful when I have my phone in pocket to change volume. There is button to stop music on the cable of original headphones, nothing else.

  • I bought it after all. First off, I listened to my music on other headphones, then I used default headphones and they are just bad. They have a little gap at the back, short cable divided for left ear shorther, right ear longer. Battery consumption is next thing I will watch. For now it seems pretty close to XA's. Speaker is really loud and clear, happy about it. I really feel its weight and dimensions in pocket. I hope it only means solid construction and will not break so soon. This is my first day, so I will give you more later as I uncover its mysteries.

  • Is it worth 180e? I used Xperia XA for 9 months, paid 280e. It stopped charging the battery... I would have to pay for its repair since I have little scratch on the front. I see Xperia L1 is improvement over its 1 year old "brother". Major issues with XA were: -battery lasted shortly, L1 has bigger, longer lasting one. -speaker was quite, L1 has louder one. -charger cable is short, my old phone had twice the size. -overheated when installing regular updates. -over 2 hours battery charging despite it its quick charger. -headphones stopped working shortly after purchase. -slippery and light. If Xperia L1 covers most of these problems well, I would not have to regret another Sony purchase. I was Nokia user for a long time and I am not used for expensive and fragile mobiles. That is why I am asking about advice.

  • Tnx.. I buy L1😀

  • Factory reset ur phone

  • I had the same problem with the speaker. What I did was go to the audio settings and disabled clear audio+, whilst enabling xLoud. Made a substantial difference.

  • j frigging 1? are u out of your mind huh? i HATE samsung SONY is the best there is

  • Sony all time best in audio video quality. Samsung bloody paid huge amount as penalty to apple for copying it's design. Sony Xperia L1 is best at its price, go for it..in India it's available from 2/3 week of September for 9500/- Samsung followers growup.

  • L1 without a tiny doubt.

  • Soni L1 or Samsung j3 2016?

  • Will this phone get android 7.1? I don't care about android Orio since it's not coming anyway.

  • Honestly speaking, I ain't dissapointed with this phone considering the price of it, it rarely causes me problems, I hate the fact that it doesn't have a flashlight on its front 📷 camera. The sound is just okay for me.

  • i have this phone and it is all round great phone it has it's floors i'll admit like the speaker is a tin can piece of crap but what do you expect for a £120 but i do like this phone by far the best phone i have had before i had this i[ owned the samsung galaxy j3 2016 and that had a better speaker by far but just could not keep up with multi tasking especially if you had a game running in the background as you would aspect from the crap cpu and the 1.5GB of ram but i did not hate the phone it took a beating which i like not like the *cough* iphone *cough

  • - Xperia L1 has POOR internal material and performance .. don't waste your money !

  • Since no body answer my previews post i tried the phone my self and answer my post by my self. 2nd sim is not shared with sd. There is no format SD as internal memory.

  • Is sony L1 dual has a hyperd sim/sd slot? Also does the L1 support format SD as internal memory? Thanks in advace for the answer.

  • *UPDATE* The speaker problem has been fixed. Switch off Clearaudio+ and turn on xLoud™ instead. Sound is loud and clear now.

  • Sony need's to change cell phone design like samsung

  • The xperia L1 is great value for money. The screen, although only 720p for a 5.5 inch phone, is actually very good quality. Touch experience and colours are great, and I'm loving the almost non existent side bezels. It really makes the display pop. The phone is smooth and snappy with the occasional stutter. Auto mode on the camera is meh really. However, as a person who is a camera hobbyist, I found that the manual mode is excellent. My photos came out crisp and detailed. Absolutely love the settings I could fiddle with. However, make sure to manually control ISO, else photos tend to be on the noisy side. Front camera is good, had to turn off the softening feature due to it being pretty aggressive. Battery life is average, greatly improved by turning off smart cleaner. Audio experience is OK. Although loud, the speaker sounds a bit muffled and tinny at higher volumes. Headphone experience is above the competition at this price range. I can gladly say that I would recommend this device for people with a budget. I would rate it an 7.5/10

  • Camera not good, overheating, don't buy XPERIA L1. Only Samsung have nice mobiles with nice Camera I have J1_6 mobile, it has 5MP Cam and it'sbetter better better more better camera than XPERIA L1, XPERIA have 13MP but very bad very bad very bad result Better if you buy samsung J1

  • Very pleased with Sony L1 easy to use good value for money would recommend this phone

  • I am waitting for xpria l1

  • sugoii, i was very waiting for new sony mobile update👍👍

  • Good feel mobile sony l1 with senstive friendly.also good price around 200$.good to follow

  • Sony comes out with great phones but why still use Mediatek processors?

  • Sony xperia L1 launching in india. Please Tell me. I AM WAITING.

  • Not slow for me. Snappy great phone

  • good value for money

  • Actually when this phone( xperia L1) launching in india. Please Tell me. I AM WAITING.

  • found the phone really laggy, have missed shots waiting for the camera to load

  • Great phone, been buying Sony phones for years and they've never let me down. Camera looks good, build quality's great, and the OS is really fast and snappy. Highly recommended.

  • please change yur hardware look ..same hareware all phones

  • will support VolGE .. voice over 2G networks

  • No only this reason Sony not get good number of sale.

  • Nope..it's crap.

  • I want know only one thing ,this phone support volte in India?

  • I am using this phone last one month, so far not any problem, great sony phone in this category.

  • Hot phone

  • This Is a Amazing Smartphone.

  • I am not a Sony fan boy... but I admire their ways. They definitely don't care for criticisms of their beloved brand, and will talk crap quick to defend Sony's honor.

  • i love it how u guys buy a crappy cheap sony phone and then sit here and complain about the camera... of course the autofocus isnt good.. its a phone for 200 euros.. go buy a camera if you want a camera for 200 euros..haha dumb people..

  • For the price it's a good phone. It doesn't claim to be an all around magical phone, it does what it says it will do and the specs are on par. Me like

  • camera isnt good , battery 2650 mah only this is the prblm

  • The camera isn't that good. Quite annoying when it comes to focusing.

  • Toomuch overheating and battery drain thats the main problem. Any solution have..? Plz rply

  • Me too. I had my Z3 Compact for over 2.5 years and only upgraded because I won an Ebay auction for an X compact.

  • Me another example, had sony xperia z3 for three years and i wouldn't change if i didn't find an Xperia x 64GB for 285$.

  • Funny things is, my friend still had his Xperia L and refuse to upgrade and waiting for the phone to fail, which has been over 3 years

  • is it available in india

  • Doesnit support gio sim

  • Bruh......Sony J and L........what year was that man? It was so many years ago! Of course those phones performed very badly because last time tech was not that advanced. When it gets advanced, look how fast the phones got. Even the entry level budget ones got faster and much more lag free too. So, ur mind is still at some year where all phones even flagships are laggy as hell? Then I guess u should get the Nokia 3310 old version then, no lag at all, no worries.

  • Of course you are not me. Because i am not a LoooooL :-) Instead of you. So made in china or assembled in china is same. And because sony is not made in china or assembled in china its expensive and not good.

  • Sorry to tell you, but if you are a blind sheep then i am not, if you are asking for Chinese smartphones, quantity or numbers over quality then i am not, i am pleased with my Sony smartphone, every two three years a new one, you are like many other fans of other brands trying market your beloved brand in sony threads and downgrade sony smartphones.

  • Yeah,i was a blind sheep like you too many years ago and bought Sony J and then L.They all costed 200-250$.The performance was poor,laggy and pointless,camera terrible,battery just to say it has a battery.The only good thing it was the sound quality and durability.When i dropped the phone it erased my memory..The Xiaomi and Huawei phones i got for same price is flying and is destroying all those phones in all ways possible. Sony entry level garbage never again.

  • I am glad i am not you XD

  • I am not impressed. A small battery. Battery should be at least 3000ma for this big heavy phone. Do not tell me that the software helps the battery to long last. Why not a big battery and a good software together.where is the distinguished company?

  • Yes thats correct and because its Sony it cost 3 times as much as any other chinese or other brand phone. Because Sony likes if a people pay 70% for a brand. Rest are the components and the phone its self. Sony its Sony and always it will be. Any other company makes same phone with same specs for like 50% less in price. And apart from Sony logo it will be genuine same. Or do you think other companies employ incompetent people who dont know what to do? You are so funny my friend. I am starting to like u :-)

  • It is same. Its China made. Made by china or assembled in china its still the same thing. So only LooooooL its you. And i am glad you agree :-)

  • Oye only 267 ppi for this phone so camera is not effective

  • Confirmed via the Sony white paper: L1 dual has 2 nano SIM card slots and a micro SD, not a hybrid one.

  • is there any speciality on l1 back panel i read aome qhere it can change colour. is it true

  • Model number for Turkey is G3311

  • Any L1 user here who can share its stock wallpapers please?

  • OK. Buy your Chinese crap.

  • Difference? What difference. Aye i know chinese products are better than apple assembled by china. At least chinese products are compatible with everything. Apple junk doesnt even support memory card and lot more things.

  • No gyroscope? Deal breaker. Xiaomi 100$ phone> Sony 200$ phone.

  • Loooool, i cant believe this, you are talking about two subjects, there is a deference between a Chinese product and a product assembled in China, please get your facts right before posting nonsense.

  • Even a iphone on backpanel have written made in china. And as far as i know Apple is USA company so to my respond. This is same. Everythng is Taiwan or China made which is same. I cant wait what you gonna say on this :-)

  • Yeah hahaha

  • Specifications again, mate, this is not a chinese smartphone, it is sony Japanese, numbers aren't everything.

  • Oft times, I hear people ragging on Mediatek chipsets here... however, Mediatek chipsets power a great many number of handsets all over the world.

  • Your statements here made me laugh.

  • Maybe you dont agree but i am right. For over a 200 eur for this phone its a garbage. Xiaomi redmi 4a cost like 120 and is as good as this phone. Sonz just dont know what to ask for their crap.

  • hope it is not like my xperia c4 that always have a defective screen after a year or so... gonna buy sony by the way ahah. #sonyFanboy

  • yes I like it

  • but Sony is Sony and another brand is another brand... Buy another brand it you like too...

  • very good screen/body ratio. smooth design and software. would be perfect with zeiss camera

  • Agreed, quality equal sony.

  • G5 may has better specifications, but i'm not sure abut quality and user experiences.

  • This or the moto g5?

  • 2015 specs for $200 in 2k17, nice job, sony, going after cupertino in terms of overpricing.

  • I cannot afford high end phone so after using Sony w8 for 3yrs and e4 which I gave to my sis I started looking for a better specs phone at low budget try gionee ,ZenFone 3 max both didn't last for 1yr .so I hope my trust on Sony regain with this one.

  • I don't agree. The L1 is come with Sony's tech not Lenovo's tech. Every still have to wait the gsmarena review. Normally Sony always have a very nice optimizing to the phone even it is 2GB ram. My concern is will L1 also come with Qnovo battery adapting charging feature.

  • This xperia L1 has only 2,620mAh and this chipset Mediatek MT6737T has 28nm, So the battery life will be the same like the xperia xa... In short, really bad...

  • Well haters gotta hate.

  • great device for the price, massive screen is good but the brightness and resolution do leave you wanting. Nothing comes close at this price point though.

  • The price of j7 is nearly double if you have any idea

  • You know the price difference.. J7 price is same with xa1

  • This sony device is going to be a looser in indian mkt. 2650 mah non removable battery in 2017 (is sony taking battery back as joke) No VoLTE.. another imp reason for not buying this phone. Samsung J7 rocks all the way. (Atleast for indian mkt)

  • I agree it's better looking than the XA1, but it's inferior in every other respect. I would never buy a phone with 5.5" screen having only 2GB RAM.

  • At the same price, Sony should have used Snapdragon and fast charging options then that would have been great. Mediatek is not that good compared to Snapdragon.

  • L1 design is better than XA1 .. less bezzel on bottom n top

  • For 200 eur its a garbage with mediatek CPU and Mali as GPU. For a 150 eur theres lot much better phones out with much better battery better design and much better cpu or gpu. Lenovo K5 Note cost about 150 eur and have 3 GB ram this is junk phone. Just one big sony joke.

  • Go For Chinese or Nokia 5 6.... 2600 mAh Battery Not Enough For 5.5 Inch Display...Minimum 3000 mAh Battery Even For 720p ... Or Else Go For Galaxy J7 2016 2nd Hand :)

  • what if ppl doesnt care about power.. what if ppl doesnt care about gaming.. what if ppl doesnt care about media storage.. this phone ok..2620mah of 5.5" 720p and 1.45ghz wont take too much power so battery is ok, 16gb(ok) 2gb ram(ok), and sony sensor of 13mp/5mp camera..do you really need multitouch 1000 finger? 4 is already ok for everyday task, and this phone is made for that. i had lenovo with mediatek 1.2ghz quad core 5.2" 720p, 2200mah battery..battery still last longer than most 5.5" 1080p 3000mah 2.0ghz smartphone. you dont need power when you dont have to..

  • You serious its only £150 great specs especially battery.

  • Samsung J3 2016 - 1,5gb ram - 8gb - 5" HD - 8MP/5MP About 24 million units sold so far .. So , many people need only the basics.

  • SONY XZ Premium is beaSt of Flagships!!!

  • Sure did, bought it for my wife, mainly for the Type C port and my experience with the Battery software. My Xperia XZ has such an amazing battery that it led me to this.

  • Answer me honestly ... Would you buy this mobile with these specifications ???!!! There are other mobiles brands that offer higher specifications and lower price than Sony Xperia L1 .

  • Release date of Sony Xperia L1 in the philippines? Pls when???

  • Its a budget phone range,use common sense next time

  • This mobile should go to hell ... Reasons : - CPU Quad-core 1.45 GHz Mediatek MT6737T !!!!! - Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM !!! - Multitouch 4 fingers !!! - Battery 2620 mAh !!! Sony ..... are you kidding !!!

  • I want this phone...I can't wait any longer...good quality

  • Y sony doing same mistake again and again.... No fingerprint sensors.. Still same fault.. If you don't walk with time. You will finish your self... See 1k - 2k costly set its ok but features should be uptodate. SAMSUNG giving fingerprint sensor in 14000/- mobile but sony couldn't giving the same in 17000/- range... So still you have opportunities do with the time

  • I am interesting for this phone but it is not available in marketing

  • Yupp, aboslutely, their marketing strategy is so bad.. Because of none gimmick on their company

  • me too

  • I thought this phone will be a high specification phone

  • Samsung galaxy s8 is 65k and Mi Mix is ​​62k , so what else do you want in Brother 10 thousand . the sony xperia l1 is one of most cheap price smartphone and is features are very good

  • i agree with you

  • the sony xperia l1 how much time to available in india plz reply ?

  • It is. Not available in market

  • True, in indonesia, blackberry still a thing and chinese brand like xiaomi and meizu are gaining popularity also asus, sony doesn't sell well and the fact bad support from service centre don't help

  • USB host? plz reply

  • If price is 150 euro in local shop whit good quality, protection and waterproofing better than my garbage lg k10 2016 model than this is acceptable i dont need mobile internet 4g only wifi and good screen for youtobe.

  • lol darn right. He was comparing a mid range phone for a flagship phone?? zzz why not comparing your s7 phone to SONY XZ premium??

  • Finally your Samsung promotion appear in comments Don't match Samsung with SONY SAmsung go well with Chinese phone

  • Expensive. You can get Xiaomi 4X for $100 with similar specs.

  • used xperia solo as my first sony xperia and still using same brand's phone (z1 compact) and ur comment on calling same software just shows you have never used xperia rather than just watched someone using it HUGE Difference in terms of multitasking and speed and apple is going to change its design for the 4th time to keep its market while sony is still unique and making phones to entertain its users not to gain such revenue (or maybe they are not good at that)

  • 187$ is a good price for a 2017 budget smartphone, i think it is good.

  • How much in dollars??

  • Xa1 is the best go for it, or find the Xperia x if you can.

  • Great design, love Sony!

  • So that even Xperia mobile will look like iphone copy.. Yuck hate the icopy already but thank God Sony still unique.

  • Oh My, Sony you did it again, the same mistake you always do...You just released another 5.5 Inch with a poor battery of 2620 Mah and with huge bezels, and same old look of your software that you had in 2012!!!! What's wrong with you guys? Who is behind all these mistakes? Get rid of those people as soon as possible, get Ericsson design team back into your company or poach some guys from Apple or Huawei or Oppo or whatever. I am really disappointed with you Sony!! I have used your Phones from 2005 up until today, but am now divorcing you, probably forever, unless something drastic happens. Samsung S7 Edge you will be mine tomorrow. Ooh Samsung S7 edge, you look lovely - can't wait to make you be mine for a couple of years Sony, If you're not careful, you may be forced to fold up your mobile devices. You used to be King but now you're at the bottom - some new Chinese companies are even overtaking you, its a pity that such a giant is overtaken by small guys who have no financial and expertise muscle. I hate to say this, but Sony, its Over between me and you!! You're on your own. Samsung, beat Sony until they wake up or they drop dead!

  • There is offer in Telia markets 995 krone . (100 dollars)

  • This or XA / XA1 / Z3 / Honor 6X / J7 Prime / P10 lite / XA Ultra / P9 lite (2017)? Which is the best one at this price range?

  • Sony mobile Indonesia will not sell newer Xperia models because the demand and market share in Indonesia is very low, and some older Xperia users complain about the poor service center. Now Xperia can't sold its products because its not using TKDN policy (locally made hardware). but u can still buy Xperia products on your trusted online sellers.

  • No you can't, the price in Sweden is 1995 SEK which is approx. 225 USD.

  • No it doesn't, in Sweden the price for Xperia L1 is 1995 SEK which is approx 200 EUR.

  • 74,6 percent is great value, i dont like design like xiaomi mi mix or S8...no borders, it is ugly and no comfortable.

  • To mutch body and to less screen size !

  • It's available in Saudi Arabia. .price is 700 riyal ..is it good at this price?

  • Just 2 Gigs of Ram and still very expensive ... Totally waste of money

  • very good Sony From snapdragon to Mediatek

  • In Sweden 100 euro only .

  • in sweden you can find this phone for about 110 dollars

  • now available for preorders on amazon usa for $199

  • MediaTek 😒 and you are saying??? -_- :|

  • Decoding only H.264 in default player? Why not H.265?

  • When available, this mobile.

  • It will be available on june,same date like xz premium and xa1 ultra

  • Plz any one can tell yr when it come in market.... I am waiting before 2 month yr... Plzz quick do suply in market

  • lel? are you wanting to raise the price aswel?

  • Come on guys its budget phone 2620 mah is enough for that chipset and the screen is only hd no prob with this phone though 16gb is enough to and i still expandable even an iphone have 16gb variant and not expandable so please stop bashing it, one more time i say its just "budget phone"

  • Sharp corners are things of the past. The XA design is way beautiful and ergonomic. I think XA is one of the most good looking phones ever. But L1 steps back with its design. The sharp edges can be easily dented. Not good investment

  • eagerly waiting for this.

  • I hope this phone Come to Indonesia

  • I am waiting for this phone any tell me releas date

  • Pendrive support is available is L1 dual model. ..????

  • Support volte or not

  • Very sleek design. Pretty decent specs for a mid-ranger nowadays, wish it had a bit more RAM but it's not the end of the world. Hopefully the price is low enough to compete.

  • God i love Sony's design language so much, strictly elegant no fuss

  • 16gb.... It has 10 or 11 free. Usually we have: 8gb : 5,2 - 5,6 gb free 16gb : 10- 11 gb free 32gb : 20-24 gb free 64gb : 47-52gb free Even if the android version is the same, android takes more space inside bigger storage.. Example: X 32gb : probably system is 9,5gb X 64gb: system must be 12 gb

  • It is like a bigger E5.

  • Budget phone.... Good thing is there is no hybrid slot

  • I dont understand why people call its out dated?? Its a budget oriented phone. Dont comments like that.

  • Bro I can bet u can ever find any diff between a 720 p Sonyscreen and 1080 p screen of those Chinese brands which u all flaunt

  • This is a more better phone if company provide fingerprints senso

  • Its a budget phone Oh goodness, why everyone keep bashing it like it is a top tier phone

  • What's the point of having this and the XA1 Ultra? No wonder their market share is shit, to much iteration to quickly not enough refinement. That being said I live my X Performance.

  • Battery fail why such a small battery pack its not enough on a 5.5"

  • seriously sony? this is 2017 and you are giving an HD phone? grow up sony plllleaseeeeeeeeeee

  • iPhone and Samsung are too common phones in our country which makes SONY phones more unique and exciting to own. SONY is like iPhone for us.

  • What is happening to sony? Oh well still no surprise at all, releasing a mid specs phone priced at high end. No new technologies to see. No exciting specs for midrange, flagship etc.

  • Called 1st year throw aways that produce lots foot print in world!!

  • 2 words "budget phone"

  • Outdated and should be overpriced for sure like all other Xperia phones.. 2640 MaH is not enough for a 5.5 inch phone.. it is sufficient for a 5 inch phone but for 5.5 inch atleast 3200 mah

  • Look at this logic, omg,, so a phone with 16 gb won't last a year, lol really lol dude

  • Hey all u Sony haters out there just like sheeps first consider using them before giving opinions.

  • Wow, relax dude, I just want to snap that cpt. Power guy to reality So basically the point you make is just what i'm trying to say, in more "manner way"

  • The Xperia XZ Premium alone out of the box, pre install of everything, Google sheets, docs, slides, etc. Already takes up 16gb. Who the f is this device for in 2017. Slap the hardware developer. They ain't going to run project Google A for this 3rd world country kid! This person couldn't even download Skype. 5.5 inch screen with 16gb??? Really? It's better to get an Z5 Premium (2015) 5.5 screen with 32gb, or XA1 Ultra 6.0 inch with 32/64gb, or bump down to an older Z3+ or Z5 than ever pick this phones.

  • Are you kidding me?! I thought Sony would stop with these 16GB mid-range phones. This phone will not last more than a year.

  • Its Xiaomi my friend, not Sony. Could you seperate the branded and non-branded one ? Xiaomi puts their smartphone price to low sector cuz they don't have "big NAME" like SONY, SAMSUNG, LG, etc. And a lot-of-branded Smartphone need a-lot-of-money to invent a new feature or model that improve something (like waterresistant. Not like Xiaomi (cuz they never made a waterresistant smartphone (not until nowadays))(exc :Xiaomi Mi Mix - i don't know why it cost to much)

  • You clearly havent owned a recent Sony phone to make that statement...

  • Are you just throwing fetish numbers? Sony has some of the more lasting batteries around... This 2620 mAh will outlast "your" 4000 mAh from the competition!

  • This phone just shouts BEZEL. LoL boo, SONY Xperia!

  • what?

  • too heavy, too thick and way too weak battery...

  • Where do you need to "SEND" your fingerprint smart guy?

  • When will Sony make a phone with 4000 mah. They dont shine when it comes to their batteries which is a must for a smartphone

  • Aaah someone who gets Sony quality, performance and durability cell phones!!!

  • what is a fingerprint sender? can you explain what it is? thanks

  • Maybe you can email to Sony CS (or another department that take responsibility to fans's request)

  • If all of sony phone is water-resistant. It will be good, cause all ot sony phone have shutter-key to capture or record (actually not all of it, like this phone. Perhaps in the future, all of it have shutter-key (even for low-range smartphone) and water-resistant certified). It will be the plus score and a different between the other brands.I hope

  • Its only your guess. Not mine

  • Dumb, even xiaomi(known for low pricing) priced redmi 4A at 110 euro with same chipset, memory and Ram. Also the 4A is only 5" and the stb ratio doesnt come close to this

  • When will be the phone released anyone know the price

  • No gyroscop :(

  • I don't think so.

  • Claim down and be wisdom, this Xperia L1 must be the entry-level or mid-range, all trolls can't you read the spec? Are you still thinking this is the flapship spec? Use your commonsense please!

  • I Guess if SONY follows the same mentality for next 2-3 years regarding phones, then it should sold its XPERIA line just like VAIO.

  • Enjoying the reduced bezels. Although it's an entry level, hope the trend continues. But only if they are able to keep the stereo speakers and water/dust resistant. Of course those features would be for mid range and flagship and not entry level.

  • If this is budget phone it should cost 50 eur less. For its specs price is astronomical. If people look for a phone for calling and messaging and sometimes go to internet for Facebook google etc on market are lot more phones with same or better stats for much less money.

  • 2600mah battery also says that Sony doesn't know what consumers today really want!

  • Relax its just entry lvl

  • Top bezel for the easy shot of photography Why top and bottom bezel are not equal? Because of on_screen three home key bar I mean Top bezel = bottom bezel+ soft on_screen key bar You obviously can find when you watch videos And you realize how much careful SONY to customer are Sony give customers for the comfort use of daily routine

  • fingerprint sender and front flash missing

  • Yeah, but the top bezel is too big, very unbalanced compared to side bezels.

  • 74 percent screen to body ratio, so please don't wail like a baby.

  • why sony not listening to your consumers why the GIGANTIC BEZEL still existing? again... again... ILOVE SONY but they keep ignoring US the consumers hoping 2018 MAKE IT SEXY, SONY.

  • L1 is their budget phone don't aspect anything special..😶😶

  • It's OK....ish...... I'll wait for the price to drop at around 150€ and maybe i'll consider buying it.

  • Nah, i prefer XA and XA1, though i still Use Xperia L. XA is my next one. But still I think its just fine for a major of population.

  • Way too small actually,and it's a Sony. All is done wrong.

  • ''Snapdragon 425 has same performance as SD425.'' You don't say !

  • that't is just overall score of one not so reliable bench ... go check it's GPU performance and you will see just how much more superior is snapdragon .

  • 5.5' too big, still prefer XA1

  • The bezels ARE small, it's just that when there stands "Sony" on the top bezel, people think the bezels are big.

  • Snapdragon 425 has same performance as SD425. Difference lies in connectivity. 425 has X6 LTE modem.

  • Mediocre at best. Cpu and gpu are outdated and very weak.

  • Snapdragon 435 better than mtk P10, if marketed in Asia this phone is not going to sell well. Because there are better options from vendors china Better Performance despite his vanquished camera with sony products

  • You are right, same here but SONY is really bad at software updates. They didn't even fulfilled twoyear upgrade promise which is from google itself. i am Happy with user interface & software but it have some bugs & must be corrected by updates. :( still stuck at jellybean 4.2 while this beast is capable of much more...

  • lol.. MT6737T better than SD 410.. antutu score 39k.. a bit better than SD425..

  • I'm glad that more budget phones are being implemented usb c. If only Sony can make the Sony xperia l1 mini with a 4.5" screen and the same specs (maybe a decrease on ram and rom)

  • nope it's close(but not better) to SD410 ... SD425 ? dream on ...

  • xperia is getting "boxy" again, the xperia XA is way more better looking, this looks like a matchbox, sigh

  • Ik right, and the mediatek choosey isn't that bad. In snapdragon terms, its close to a snapdragon 425 which performs well

  • my God, can you read the blog, its a "CHEAP BUDGET" phone.

  • People simply won't understand that cell phone industry is not Sony's primary source of income. Sony is a brand for itself. Don't like it, don't buy it... simple.

  • If it is a budget phone at least should not be soooo huge! What is the use of 5.5 inch screen if his resolution is mediocre? For me a 4.5 screen wich would shrink the size of the phone under 130mm is a way much more attractive! Otherwise you got a phablet size phone with poor specs.

  • Nothing they're doing great..much better than other companies actually.

  • They shud have used this design for xz premium. This is so beautiful in black

  • May god save Sony..... outdated specs and mediocre mediatek processors... what happened to them....

  • 200 euro

  • I read somewhere on my google news app that its gonna cost 200 euro. Pretty much why i came here to check on the phone.

  • I read somewhere on my google news app that its gonna cost 200 euro. Sorry, meant to comment below, how do i delete this xD.

  • You needs upgrade to Sony XZ flagship beaSt!!

  • Atleast they should have given FHD resolution, Sd processor, less bezels to the successor...

  • My Xperia L is better than this junk........performing flawlessly even after 3.5 years.

  • It's €199 in Europe.

  • Specs are of really budget phone in 2k17. It might cost $280 to $320, sony charges more for a less, yet is a quite good and innovative brand

  • The spec is great for budget phone,the price will justify it,so dont be airhead to hope it perform like midrange or flagship,hater gonna hate it,keep think positive

  • If this is a actual Bezels and dimensions, it will be a great selling budget phone sony ever made.. Need to be improved on thickness though..

  • 2620 mah battery . So it came true that L1=Latest LOL

  • Perfect specs for a non-gamer... Lets just wait and see batery endurance

  • 2GB of RAM and 16GB storage in 2017? Good luck Sony

  • sony experia the "KING" of top and bottom bezels

  • Sony is being left behind in the market... its sad

  • how much does it cost?

  • Couldn't agree more. Some people still wish to dwell in the past when even Sony had some okay devices, but fail to notice it's already 2017. Put the brand to rest already. :)

  • Keep quiet, when you know nothing.

  • What makes L1 so heavy and thick.

  • It seems like this Xperia L1 phone have almost the same specs as Xperia E5, just some minor upgrades on the ram, processor, and the battery (plus Android N)

  • If the price is right, this looks nice.

  • Seeing the stb ratio...74.6% for budget segment

  • Yeah.. it's better then Sony Ericsson xperia Arc : D

  • Sony is done for. They're out of their mind.

  • Sony Mobile is dead. Don't support the corpse.

  • Is it a jock? I think we were back to 2012