Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia 1 II leads the measured specs 14-2.
Measured wins
Xperia 1 II
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
Xperia L4
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 1 II
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia L4
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 1 II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia L4
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 1 II
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Xperia L4
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Xperia 1 II
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia L4
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
5G bands
Xperia 1 II
1, 3, 28, 77, 78 NSA/Sub6
Xperia L4
-
Speed
Xperia 1 II
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat19 1600/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
Xperia L4
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 1 II
2020, February 24
Xperia L4
2020, February 20. Released 2020, April 28
Status
Xperia 1 II
Available. Released 2020, May 22
Xperia L4
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 1 II
165.1 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm (6.5 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)
Xperia L4
159 x 71 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Xperia 1 II
181.4 g (6.38 oz)
Xperia L4
178 g (6.28 oz)
Build
Xperia 1 II
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Xperia L4
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Xperia 1 II
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia L4
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Xperia 1 II
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia L4
-
Type
Xperia 1 II
OLED, 1B colors, HDR BT.2020
Xperia L4
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia 1 II
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~84.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia L4
6.2 inches, 89.8 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 1 II
1644 x 3840 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~643 ppi density)
Xperia L4
720 x 1680 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~295 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 1 II
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia L4
-
Other
Xperia 1 II
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Xperia L4
-
OS
Xperia 1 II
Android 10, upgradable to Android 12
Xperia L4
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Xperia 1 II
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)
Xperia L4
Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
CPU
Xperia 1 II
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Xperia L4
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Xperia 1 II
Adreno 650
Xperia L4
PowerVR GE8320
Card slot
Xperia 1 II
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia L4
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Xperia 1 II
256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Xperia L4
64GB 3GB RAM
Other
Xperia 1 II
UFS 3.0
Xperia L4
eMMC 5.1
Triple
Xperia 1 II
12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Xperia L4
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF 5 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm Auxiliary lens
Features
Xperia 1 II
Zeiss optics, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Xperia L4
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia 1 II
4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Single
Xperia 1 II
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Xperia L4
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features
Xperia 1 II
HDR
Xperia L4
-
Video
Xperia 1 II
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 1 II
Yes, with stereo speakers
Xperia L4
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 1 II
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
Other
Xperia 1 II
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system
Xperia L4
-
WLAN
Xperia 1 II
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Xperia L4
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Xperia 1 II
5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Xperia L4
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Xperia 1 II
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Xperia L4
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 1 II
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
Radio
Xperia 1 II
No
Xperia L4
FM radio
USB
Xperia 1 II
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Xperia L4
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Xperia 1 II
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Xperia L4
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 1 II
Li-Po 4000 mAh
Xperia L4
Li-Ion 3580 mAh
Charging
Xperia 1 II
21W wired, PD 11W wireless
Xperia L4
USB Power Delivery
Colors
Xperia 1 II
Black, Purple, Mirror Lake Green
Xperia L4
Black, Blue
Models
Xperia 1 II
XQ-AT51, XQ-AT52, SOG01, XQ-AT42
Xperia L4
XQ-AD52, XQ-AD51
Price
Xperia 1 II
About 700 EUR
Xperia L4
About 200 EUR