Sony Xperia L review: Xperia Lite

03 June 2013
Sony’s ticking along nicely and it’s almost hard to believe it’s only its second season on its own. Having finally made their presence felt in the premium end, the Japanese are showing enviable focus and determination in bringing the middle...

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  • 04 Jun 2013

Primark, 04 Jun 2013LG L9, are you even serious, I just checked the specificati... moreL9 is by far better than Xperia L.
1080Hd video recording.
more sharper and Natural very accurate 8mp camera.
Bigger Life-like color Display.
Better design REDOT DESIGN AWARD WINNER.
Better real life performance
Fast...Responsive screen
DECENT BATTERY LIFE.
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Good quality and hardware


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    • 04 Jun 2013

    xpertone, 04 Jun 201313,500-14,990 Philippine peso(330$) is not worth for this p... moreLG L9, are you even serious, I just checked the specifications of the phone it is somewhat similar to starmobile crystal, I am assuming your from the Philippines, anyways, I admit that the battery life can still be improved, but saying that the display and camera is bad is a bit exaggerated, but if its that your opinion I respect that since everybody has his/her own preference...

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      • 04 Jun 2013

      xpertone, 04 Jun 2013That's my right to express my concern to sony I had sony p... morejust two? My sony phones starts with k750i (sony ericsson), w705 (sony ericsson), xperia x8, xperia v, I've never encountered the poor display and poor camera capability, and since your brand is lg, i'm beginning to wonder why you even complain about battery, especially camera, LG never was noted for their camera, nor the battery (I'd give this to motorola), they were noted for their displays. Anyways, what sony phones were the one with bad displays I'm just curious; About battery life, 1 to 2 days worth of charge is common for most smart phones, but if it last you just for less than a day, I would understand why you complain a lot

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        • 04 Jun 2013

        Primark, 04 Jun 2013Your one heck of a sony hater... you posted a lot of commen... moreI had two sony phones but because of bad experienced with them i switched to LG.
        I still love sony phones but everytime i want to buy one i go to sony store and trying to use their phones im backing off because of negative feedbacks from experts and from my personal actual experience after testing the my target sony phone...
        The display is still poor...the 8mp camera of this phone is bad,the battery is shorter..no changes from sony...
        I THOUGHT SONY LEARN BUT.....
        STILL SONY DID NOT LEARN FROM THEIR PAST..POOR BATTERY HISTORY...POOR DISPLAY...POOR CAMERA IN THEIR PHONES.
        THAT'S WHY I M DISAPPOINTED...

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          • 04 Jun 2013

          Primark, 04 Jun 2013Your one heck of a sony hater... you posted a lot of commen... moreThat's my right to express my concern to sony
          I had sony phones....
          I want them to learn and hear what we need and what we like from them...
          They should do a good or more good phone with decent battery ...

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            • 04 Jun 2013

            xpertone, 04 Jun 2013When i heard Sony im expecting Good camera Quality? but...t... moreYour one heck of a sony hater... you posted a lot of comments just to bash the phone... If the phone is bad, I wonder what is good for you?

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              • 04 Jun 2013

              xpertone, 04 Jun 2013When i heard Sony im expecting Good camera Quality? but...t... morescreen problem (viewing angles)...

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                • 04 Jun 2013

                When i heard Sony im expecting Good camera Quality? but...this phone Really disappointing ,,,,

                two reasons i always back off when everytime i went in Sony stores
                ITS Sony's BAD DISPLAY/SCREEN COLORS.
                and ITS SHORTER BATTERY LIFE.

                I hope Sony learn how to make a good phone with a good battery ,,,

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                  • 04 Jun 2013

                  more expert, 04 Jun 2013Video playback time increase a lot when not using default p... more13,500-14,990 Philippine peso(330$) is not worth for this phone.
                  You can buy even better phone than this like L9 by LG.
                  LG soon to release a new L9-II which will be far better at the same price...


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                    • 04 Jun 2013

                    more expert, 04 Jun 2013Video playback time increase a lot when not using default p... moreOverall battery Endurance score
                    is about 39hours Still below average of today'standard.

                    Sony can do more good camera for their phones.



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                      • 04 Jun 2013

                      Hi I bought Xperia L for my sister and it's a very good phone for the price. I paid 300$ (17k). My options were Samsung galaxy Quattro n Nokia lumia 620 n HTC n Sony. She didn't like Nokia n she found the design and feel of Samsung very cheap n HTC she wasn't very keen. Of all the models she liked sony the most n then HTC.

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                        • 04 Jun 2013

                        xpertone, 04 Jun 2013Very Bad Battery life! Imagine lessthan 5hours of videopl... moreVideo playback time increase a lot when not using default player on all recent Xperia models, with mx player freed you can expect near 7 hours.

                        Real price is only around php 13,500, the 14,990 srp doesn't mean anything. Try memo express or fonestyle. If paying full price in Xperia concept stores you get free Sony high end headphones, see them in Sony Mobile PH on Facebook.

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                          • 04 Jun 2013

                          Very Bad Battery life!
                          Imagine lessthan 5hours of videoplayback.

                          Bad video recorder!
                          Bad display!
                          Very Dirty white color on the Screen

                          Not worth for its price.

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                            • 04 Jun 2013

                            AnonD-252, 04 Jun 2013Sony should focus on making a cameraphone that is far bette... moreTrust me they will with Xperia Honami

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                              • 04 Jun 2013

                              "Boat Browser" supports Adobe Flash on Jelly Bean, just Google "archived flash" and install the Adobe Flash .apk from Adobes archives!
                              Chrome is one of the worst browsers on Android!

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                                • 04 Jun 2013

                                what is the performance difference between Xperia L's Adreno 302 and Xperia T's Adreno 225..?? how much of a performance gap there is..?? which is better..??

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                                  • 04 Jun 2013

                                  Sony should focus on making a cameraphone that is far better than Nokias 808, because Sony have everything they need to make this real! Sony have never had really good sound quality, but they have the most famous brand Walkman, that combined with a Wolfson dac that with the setting "DAC-direct" could give perfect sound quality, unlike HTC "Beats Audio" that is only an equalizer preset and equalizers change the sound away from the original while "DAC-direct" = no sound changing equalizers and everything sounds as it is supposed to sound like! The company that hires Fransois Simond, "Supercurio", will get the best sound quality!
                                  Sony design is "different", but I do not like their rectangular too sharp/uncomfortable edges!
                                  Leaving the "slow" company Ericsson was the best choice Sony ever made!

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                                    • 04 Jun 2013

                                    Sony has the great offer in android phone, walkman player, build quality, design is great, camera reliable since its a sony,

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                                      • 04 Jun 2013

                                      They seem to have solved the problem with the camera software (like Xperia Z)!

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                                        • 04 Jun 2013

                                        I love the led light at the bottom, it is a classy device, my brother have miro, and the illumination light at the bottom is really cool,it makes you stand out from others. we only buy sony and nokia phone, since both of them offer great design and build.