Comparison of Sony Xperia J and Sony Xperia L smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia J

Sony Xperia L

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony

Phone model

Xperia J

Xperia L

Year of release

2012

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

124 mm

129 mm

Body width

61 mm

65 mm

Body thickness

9.2 mm

9.7 mm

Weight

130 g

137 g

Volume

69.76 cm³

81.15 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White
• Deep pink
• Black
• Beige

• White
• Black
• Red

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM7227a

• Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

45 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 200

• Adreno 305

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR1

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

200 MHz

533 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.0

Android 4.1

Battery

Battery capacity

1750

1750

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

5 h 36 min

8 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

607 h

498 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h 18 min

9 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

618 h

454 h

Duration of listening to music

39 h

43 h

Video watching duration

8 h 30 min

7 h 30 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

4 in

4.3 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

854 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

245 ppi

228 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.779

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

4 X

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX134 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.67 x 2.76 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.126 μm

Crop factor

9.42

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Flash
• Timer
• Hdr
• Iso

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• MOV
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google Search
• Google Maps
• Google Talk
• Twitter
• YouTube

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.67 W/kg