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Sony Xperia ZL

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Sony Xperia ZL

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
4G Network 1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - C6506 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6503
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type TFT Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Ion-strengthened glass
  3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
  NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
Stand-by Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Red Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.63 W/kg (head)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models C6503, C65023, C6506, C6502 A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
Price About 260 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
Display Contrast ratio: 1294:1 (nominal) / 2.352:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -88.2dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 44h Endurance rating 61h

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