Sony Xperia L3

  • Released 2019, February
    156g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 8.0
    32GB storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.7"
    720x1440 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 3GB RAM
    MT6762 Helio P22
  • 3300mAh
    Li-Ion

Sony Xperia L3 - 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 - I3312, I4312, I4332
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3322
4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600) - I3312, I4312
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - I4332
  LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700), 29(700) - I3322
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2019, February
Status Available. Released 2019, February
Body Dimensions 154 x 72 x 8.9 mm (6.06 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Front glass, plastic body
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches, 83.8 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1440 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~282 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Platform OS Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU PowerVR GE8320
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM
Main Camera Dual 13 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12�m, PDAF
2 MP, depth sensor
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12�m
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery
Charging Fast battery charging
USB Power Delivery
Misc Colors Black, Gold, Silver
Models I3312, I4312, I4332, I3322
Price $ 159.99 / £ 124.95 / € 168.00
Tests Performance Basemark OS II: 1235 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1163
Basemark X: 8588
Display Contrast ratio: 1818:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -91.9dB / Crosstalk -89.3dB
Battery life

Sony Xperia L3 - User Reviews

  • How is changing two tiny little aspects making it better in every way.

  • I dunno it looks better in mostly every way, no longer uses a obsolete 28nm quad-core... No longer overheating! That is a plus to. V-V

  • Bruh look at how little it's changed since the L2.

  • LoL.maybe your battery is growing:)

  • I fail to see the lack of innovation with this product... X-X

  • Wow Sony really doesn't like innovation now do they.

  • You can't blame how bad is the Snapdragon 810, the defective chipset design, but i guess you don't look for X series especially XA series which one level below the XZ but one level above L series, mostly if you didn't given major upgrade, 2 years of monthly security update is a MUST for all smartphone vendor from Google

  • Hi what do you mean by unusual... Because I thought I was imagining... Let me explain Bot my wife and I bought the same fones L3 but for some odd reason my phone seems to be a little thicker then her phone.... Highly puzzled

  • I have moved from my very worn out Xperia Z3+ to a half the price alternative L3. So I have been there with the high spec phone and I must say, I am very happy with the L3. Even when my Z3+ was new with its 4K capabilities, it overheating constant so apps crashed, camera was high res but slow to operate, battery was very poor from the beginning. I did not need all that fancy stuff which didn't work anyway. L3's performance is nearly the same as the Z3+.....when I put a ice pack on the Z3+/ L3 out in the open, out performs the Z3+. All down to the CPU. I am very familiar with mediatek, they have excellent CPU's. I hope Sony release Android 9 for this phone. Still receiving security updates, but for how long, I don't know as this is not a flagship phone. Should be!

  • But zis is da L3, the L4 may launch 2020? HYPE! ^w^

  • Out of the box Sony L3: The sim card/micro-sd tray is an all-in-one delicate plastic pull out and care needs to be taken not to damage it. It is not easily pulled out. The switch on button might take a little time to find, as there is not a sliver centre button obvious with previous Experia phones. Sony have not put their brand name "SONY" at the top of the phone, thus you might take a while to know which end is up. There appears to be no airplane mode and no master or global silence mode; the ring, notifications and media seem to have their own individual volume buttons. There are limited ring tones available — perhaps too limited for some people. More tones are given to messaging tones for some reason. Switching off money consuming data switch on the software can take a little time to find and it is advisable to switch it off immediately as the phone will download quite a bit in app updates as all phone do, but it can be a money drainer. It is important that this button is found. Out of bundle data is a rip-off. The button is switched "on" by default. Better to use your home Wifi for updates, but this is up to the individual user to decide what is best. The messaging box is good overall, but adding sound files may take a while as there appears to be no add sound symbol. Though updates may alter this and many other features of the phone. The calendar is nice and not bland like previous Experia, lots of options. The FM radio has a strong signal and tried very hard to pick up weaker signals. Many Apple phones have no radio hardware in them at all, unless you by the very expensive ones. It takes a while for the processor to pick up a bit of speed with The L3 when apps and features start moving much faster with the 3GB ram. The phone is 4G ready according to specs. The sound quality overall is good, sharp, and crisp. The front camera is excellent — as good as it needs to be in my opinion. The fast charge function is debatable and I think a bit of a marketing gimmick by the industry overall? I see no difference with any other phone. It takes a while as we all know. The price is good at €150 circa (big discounts available if you switch networks )and I think we all recognise that with newer cheaper phones, a little over a hundred bucks, offering advanced features, can have nasty surprises. NB: This is a just out of the box snap shot opinion of it with two days using it, though I already had a previous Experia for five years. P.S. As with all mobile phones you have to go looking for a cover or wallet and they are getting very pricey indeed if you want the good ones.

  • Sony Xperia l3

  • I really hope L4 has a bigger battery and maybe a extra GB of RAM. V-V

  • I have an unusual one. Can anyone post or send me a screenshot of the In Call Screen for the L3 please ? As I said an unusual one but I have my reasons.

  • Their support is excellent! Why complaining? They usually fix if not replace the whole phone.

  • Volumn rocker placed at wrong place.

  • From my experience ,sony's 3gb is more reliable than some other brands 6gb

  • Why does no one get this?! It has only a 3300mAh battery Sony clearly chose a smaller screen with lower resolution to improve the battery performance, also the Helio P22 is a decent chip and power efficient to. My only issue with this phone is that they did not slap in a 3500mAh minimum and then we could have a fantastic phone! Tough I also wish it was slightly cheaper but I suspect most of the cost is due to the side mounted FP sensor and the dual-camera setup... ;)

  • That is good for the battery, considering it has a 3300mAh only, sure the Helio P22 is power efficient but its still a octa-core chip! V-V

  • Probably bad luck, tough if you wish to try anther brand I suggest Huawei, their budget devices are in no form affected by the the ban since most of them will never get new Android versions anyhow! XD

  • Update: Ok update on my L3 I bought from launch what I had given a good review this has changed, issue I have had last couple weeks finger print reader not working very well, Facebook crashing and now the phone has been with me to Turkey on holiday and I am seriously peed off it was low battery plugged charger in and the thing is dead won't turn on and has failed, have been to phone shop since being back and apparently the motherboard is faulty wtf! I will never ever buy a Sony again its lasted all of 4 and a bit months. Wish now this will sound silly I didn't sell on my L1 now as that was flawless for me just was getting old. Very disappointed in Sony.

  • One of the good design from some of newest sony pnone, but lowest resolution

  • Few tested reasons for this one to be a best bargain: 1. Perfect battery optimization. 2. Perfect speaker, screen and design for its price. 3. Dual camera that can impress in many situations not to mentions the third party app that can squeeze a lot from these sensors. 4. Oreo is better than Pie mostly because it allows call recording fapct that it's so important for many. Xperia have best software optimizations. 5. With certain settings this device can blow any lite device of Crapsung or Huawei about performance in this class. For all the trolls saying stupid about this phone: get out of here and spit on Crapsung that have tons of dead motherboards at their low end devices. Get one for yourselves and only then talk!

  • the lower the resolution, will getting less bug and easy to use.

  • That one right there... That's exactly why Sony is loosing cellphone market, slowly but surely. 720p resolution in 2019 for 200$ price range phone ? 75% screen to body ratio ? Outdated system that will jump you on with updates as soon as you turn on the phone ? I recently read somewhere how low end phones are getting better and better, but it seems that Sony is doing its best to prove this wrong.

  • Updates aren't everything.

  • Literally the definition of Sony nowadays .. Which is abandoning their low end tier phones.. Still stuck at 8.0.. As always Sony..disappointing

  • why there no front logo ?

  • When you keep in mind the price point for this phone and then that it is dual camera & octa core it is entirely forgivable to give 3gb ram, its plenty when you also consider just who this is aimed at, its not a samsung s10 or an iPhone XS Max but it isn't meant to be either. Its a does what it says on the tin kind of phone, without phones such as this innovation in Smart Phone design would be reserved for the few elite who can afford flagship models, this is a normal phone for normal use

  • All A53 cores ? Bullshit

  • This is a budget phone, not flagship.

  • OMG...3GB RAM.so sad Sony, nowdays we'r looking for 6GB RAM. U miss the train sony..people are changing,sony should change also..see what lastest technology.for sure price for this 3gb ram phone not so cheap

  • Can we have the review? Thanks

  • it does have 8.1

  • This phone has HD screen. Of course it will last a lot.

  • this is a 5.8inch screen not 5.7inxh

  • That's not right, GSMArena's rating is 14:21 for web-browsing.

  • do you know what does 13 hours screen on time mean bruh?huawei p30 pro's insane battery goes maximum for 6 to 7 hours

  • £140 now.

  • Expect at least 13 hours of screen-on-time. I get 15 hours on my Galaxy J7 Neo.

  • True, even in the cheaper mid-range (under £160 in the UK).

  • Should have had 8.1, I agree! :D

  • Yeah tough games mostly demand 5.0 or 6.0 and up, some even demand 7.0! XD

  • We need the review

  • Updates don't really matter, Android 4.4 from 2013 has excellent app support.

  • True but in the country I got it from at the time that brand was number #1! O_O

  • Endurance rating doesn't mean much if you are a medium to heavy user. Screen-on-time matters more.

  • It should be coming soon, hopefully. GSMArena's one of the last "big" phone-related sites to review Sony's entry level devices.

  • Review please ....

  • All xperia have notification LED. I think it will score 90h

  • Seriously, the Sony Xperia L3 is announced and released in February 2019 and the Android version is Android 8.0 (not upgradable to 8.1 or 9) which was released on August 21, 2017 So, it was already obsolete when it was announced... Sony is putting 2017 software on 2019 devices... Come on, Sony, you can do better! Facts: Android 8.0 was released on August 21, 2017 Android 8.1 was released in December 2017 Android 9 was released on August 6, 2018

  • Does this phone has notification led? What about battery performance.

  • Has anyone bought this phone? I would like to know if it supports OTG sticks? The L1 and L2 did not.

  • Wow, that's one reason to buy Androids from mainstream brands.

  • Also does not help that you cannot replace the launcher, or that the launcher is labeled a malware! XD

  • Did Sony give a reason why this launched with Oreo?

  • The Flare S6 is simply not optimized for the software, a custom rom is one of the few options, but you can expect miracles. The Mali-T720 GPU is not optimized compared to the 400-MP2.

  • Did not help the Flare S6, its still worse than the Tecno Spark 2! The Nokia 3 got better after it went from 8.0 to 8.1 so its clearly a software issue and yes I even tried force GPU 2D rendering despite that Flare is still a lemon! So then my last phones with a MT6739 & MT6750 both do decent and had very few issues, the latter device had some bugs with bluetooth tough that us typical honor/huawei devices and not related to the chipset...

  • You can fix up the software by turning off notifications, disabling unnecessary apps, removing app permissions manually, turning off battery-draining features e.g. Location and speed up animations in Developer Options. Simple as that.

  • If the L3 was 2mm shorter and 2mm narrower, it would have had 75.7%, 2mm isn't a lot but the percentage change seems significant but isn't in real life.

  • Is this 2015 My Samsung A5 2016 has 71 percent of STB ratio

  • 200£? Umm not what I hoped for tough its decent, no game changer or anything, I will just wait for the reviews and maybe for it to be on sale... :I

  • Give it a few months.

  • Nothing can complaint with this pricing, can't compare to Chinese phones which using lower quality material.

  • I'm giving this phone by next year it will be cheaper.

  • At least they fit my pocket, i mean the width :), i just hate wide phone

  • I am going to have this, successor for my E4dual

  • $175 would be better, but after few months price goes down. At least it has NFC, usb C, bluetooth 5, usb power delivery and video with stereo recording

  • I wish it was a bit cheaper like $175. But price will be there in few months. At least this device has NFC, USB C, usb power delivery, video with stereo recording and gorilla 5

  • I think the idea here is that if its priced right its a good phone, if it cost 300 euro then surely we can argue its a pile of shit. ^_^

  • This phone shows how sony does not care for their low end phones(at this price it is called midranger for other brands) they did not use their new design for this phone and will it be supported with ota updates?

  • Man but cheap phones are not done right they are made for sell for price anything else is obsolette for a company which makes this cheapest among cheap phones.

  • Even a MT6580+1GB RAM can shine if the software is done right man, I tried a phone with Oreo Go edition and its amazing. Tough some 3d games are quite choppy, other than that quite decent for all 2D games and standard apps such as whatsapp, messenger & such it will do fine as well. Now on the flip side of this I tested a phone with a MT6737 it had the worst software I had ever dealt with and could not even open phone or camera without lag... O3O

  • Last model brought by Sony in Malaysia was Xperia XZ2 in July 2018, and no more Sony stores.

  • Should've called this 3 L's 'cause that what this phone'll bring Sony

  • Redmi should cost $40 Cheap build, no intelectual property, copycat design ....

  • don't bring other country, Indonesia n Malaysia still hold sony.

  • Man even phones from 2016 had P22 helio. Mediatek and decent is a pure lie. Among all possible chipsets only speedtrum is worse. Instead of giving SD672 or SD710 they put old Helio P22. This is crap. But from company like Sony we cant expect better.

  • Sorry to tell u that Sony is quit from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia

  • 5.7 inch and save 1-2mm from how tall is xperia 10 6 inch version. And for 200 it's expensive for Helio P22 and 720p screen.

  • The design is good. But look at the playstore, MOBA type games are popular in Indonesia. What Sony must do to be able to sell as many cellphones as possible in Indonesia is; First, give your cellphone with large RAM and internal memory no matter what processor is used; Second, the design of the low bezel cellphone is at least above 80% and use 'HTC liquid surface'. This is very important, even now it is the main selling point for every cellphone brand; Third, the camera with bokeh; Fourth, massive advertising on TV is accompanied by a gimmick; and finally, don't sell used Docomo cellphones to Indonesia because they make the fans angry. Their cellphones are no longer excluded and the resale price has dropped.

  • 720p display says hello, 12nm processor repeats.

  • If priced right, I might go for the Xperia L3. But if it's close to the Samsung A7(2018), then I'll go with the A7 instead.

  • The chipset is actually quite decent, the battery should been a 3500 minimum but preferably 4000 or bigger! :D

  • Then I rather go for the Alcatel 1S... x-x

  • How much is the price for this Mediatek powered phone

  • my bet is 250 tops..... You know how Sony overprices their outdated junk.

  • and how much it is ?

  • 150-200 should be gold! :D

  • Really hoped for a 4000mAh battery... (everything else is good enough in my book)

  • Oreo mediatek tiny battery this phone is worth up to 120 bucks.

  • I like this design

  • Im expecting less than 200 euro for this