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Sony Xperia ZL

Sony Xperia ZL
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  • Released 2013, March
    151g, 9.8mm thickness
    Android 4.1.2, up to 5.1.1
    16GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.1% 8,110,484 hits
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  • 5.0"
    1080x1920 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • 2370mAh
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Also known as:
Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+
Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
4G bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - C6506
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6503
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm (5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM
Display Type TFT
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~75.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass
Platform OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only)
Battery Type Li-Ion 2370 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc Colors Black, White, Red
Models C6503, C65023, C6506, C6502
SAR 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Price About 260 EUR
Tests Display Contrast ratio: 1294:1 (nominal) / 2.352:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 74dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -88.2dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 44h

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Sony Xperia ZL review: Off the bench

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Sony Xperia ZL - user opinions and reviews

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  • Nithin
  • CbI
  • 20 May 2025

To be honest ,this was the cheapest phone sony ever made.Random reboot(death bootloop) , poor battery life, boring camera. On the flipside the design and build quality was so bad .The sim tray/flap would randomly pop out.

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  • Lembit
  • mE7
  • 01 Jan 2025

True, still miss it.

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  • robert
  • yDC
  • 03 Nov 2024

one of the best sony phones ever made

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