Sony Xperia L3 review

11 June 2019
Sony launched four smartphones at the last MWC in Barcelona, but it was easy to miss the cheapest of the quartet - the Xperia L3. The Xperia 1 had the 4K buzzword, the Xperia 10 and 10 Plus with 21:9 wide screens retired the XA midranges, and then came the L3's fifteen seconds of fame. Well, today we are giving it way more than that.

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  • j5y
  • 13 Jun 2019

Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019You can hide the notch, but cant make it go away. I would... moreyou can hide the notch, but top bezel remains in your view all the time.....

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    • Anonymous
    • mJs
    • 13 Jun 2019

    Hey sony, you know what's missing? A 5,0", Full HD, 21:9, SD 710, Bezelless (like Xperia 1 and 10), 6GB/6GB with a great dual camera! Many people are waiting for a new compact phone with decent (not high end!) specs. The Price? Doesn't matter at all. Give us a compact and you will (at least in germany) will again have lots of customers. You know who is thinking about a 4,7" phone? Apple...and those people will defo buy into them switching from anroid, just beause of size/camera quality....

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      • Anonymous
      • Njw
      • 13 Jun 2019

      Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019You can hide the notch, but cant make it go away. I would... moreRedmi note 7 has usb type c

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        • Anonymous
        • kxg
        • 13 Jun 2019

        Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019Redmi 7 has notched screen which is worse thing. Does not... moreNo one cares about usb c or bluetooth 5 or slightly more SAR value or NFC. Everyone will buy redmi 7 even if it is twice as expensive as L3.

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          • sxs
          • 13 Jun 2019

          3 gigs of RAM in 2019??? Others are having even 12 gigs...No Way!

            The rating's so low I almost feel sorry for this phone... almost. Lol

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              • AnonD-82756
              • nI{
              • 12 Jun 2019

              Well I actually have this handset and been using since launch and its been nothing but fantastic does a great job.

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                • Anonymous
                • LQv
                • 12 Jun 2019

                Shui8, 12 Jun 2019Hide the notch in settings (becomes full 18:9 screen ratio)... moreYou can hide the notch, but cant make it go away.
                I would still know it is there.

                I think it is ridiculous that in 2019 there a companoes that cut things like USB C and NFC just to include better cpu.
                Put there you find phones with SD660 that has micro USB.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 6p$
                  • 12 Jun 2019

                  Soapy, 12 Jun 2019"bezels are not functionality nor features" True, in mos... moreThere is absolutely no use of bezels. I play PUBG and other games at least 5 hours a day on my bazeless phone with no issue. You don't need bezels to play games or watch movies.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 6p$
                    • 12 Jun 2019

                    7.5w charger? Sony are you kidding?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 6p$
                      • 12 Jun 2019

                      Shui8, 12 Jun 2019Hide the notch in settings (becomes full 18:9 screen ratio)... moreDon't doubt about the build quality of redmi note 7. It has 10x better build quality than L3.

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                        • KZK
                        • 12 Jun 2019

                        Corporal Clegg, 12 Jun 2019On the competition section, GSMArena "forgot" to mention th... moreHide the notch in settings (becomes full 18:9 screen ratio), & enjoy more goodness than this Xperia L3. The specs is way way lower than other competition, for the price.

                        Honor 8X even comes with 128gb internal memory. Then there is Redmi Note 7, but i still doubt its built quality.

                          On the competition section, GSMArena "forgot" to mention that all the alternatives they list have the con of a display ruined by some notch. That's a big con on my book.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • LQv
                            • 12 Jun 2019

                            Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019Not even closeRedmi 7 has notched screen which is worse thing.
                            Does not have NFC.
                            Does not have USB C
                            Does not have Bluetooth 5
                            It does have higher SAR as usual.

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                              • 3c6
                              • 12 Jun 2019

                              Please test the flash also for photos and videos for the mobiles.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • Njj
                                • 12 Jun 2019

                                Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019Better than redmi 7Not even close

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                                  • AnonD-869181
                                  • fI$
                                  • 12 Jun 2019

                                  Facts

                                  Sony used to deliver a substantially good audio quality back in the days of Ericsson.. But since it separated.. It gotten worst and worst year by year.. Until the removal of jack

                                  One thing that Xperias suffered alot was the speakers on waterproof phones.. Yes now they already improved but they are way too late.. That caused their market to flop sooo hard than thanos snapped his fingers

                                  Now what do they gave to us? A phone which has no pie.. Really bad spec/price.. And definitely the worst update schedule ever.. Worst than oppo.. Sony you're dum and arrogant

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                                    • AnonD-869181
                                    • fI$
                                    • 12 Jun 2019

                                    Anonymous, 12 Jun 2019Better than redmi 7Wrong

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • MkE
                                      • 12 Jun 2019

                                      Sony is not aware that the entre level market has changed...... i mean.....They literaly have no learned NOTHING over the past years..... Thankfully others did and with 180€ you can purchase excellent phones..... Even with less amount you can still buy better phones than this....

                                      The Nokia 2.2 (aprox. 100€) is WAY BETTER than this, android one support.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • Lh$
                                        • 12 Jun 2019

                                        These 2019 Sony phones are terrible.