Screen size
Xperia 1Winner: 6.5"+4.6%
Xperia L46.2"
Quick verdict
Xperia 1 leads the measured specs 10-3.
Measured wins
Xperia 1
10
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
7
equal specs
Xperia L4
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 1
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Xperia L4
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia L4
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia 1
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Xperia L4
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Xperia 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
equal specsMain camera
Front camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
equal specsThickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia L4
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Speed
Xperia 1
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Xperia L4
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 1
2019, February 25. Released 2019, May 30
Xperia L4
2020, February 20. Released 2020, April 28
Status
Xperia 1
Discontinued
Xperia L4
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 1
167 x 72 x 8.2 mm (6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Xperia L4
159 x 71 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Weight
Xperia 1
178 g (6.28 oz)
Xperia L4
178 g (6.28 oz)
Build
Xperia 1
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
Xperia L4
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM
Xperia 1
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia L4
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Xperia 1
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia L4
-
Type
Xperia 1
OLED, HDR BT.2020
Xperia L4
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia 1
6.5 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia L4
6.2 inches, 89.8 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 1
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
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia L4
-
Other
Xperia 1
Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases Triluminos display X-Reality Engine
Xperia L4
-
OS
Xperia 1
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11
Xperia L4
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
Xperia 1
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Xperia L4
Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
CPU
Xperia 1
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Xperia L4
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Xperia 1
Adreno 640
Xperia L4
PowerVR GE8320
Card slot
Xperia 1
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Xperia L4
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
Xperia 1
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Xperia L4
64GB 3GB RAM
Other
Xperia 1
UFS 2.1
Xperia L4
eMMC 5.1
Triple
Xperia 1
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, predictive dual pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
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
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Xperia L4
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia 1
4K@24/25/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Single
Xperia 1
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
HDR
Xperia L4
-
Video
Xperia 1
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS)
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 1
Yes, with stereo speakers
Xperia L4
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia 1
No
Xperia L4
Yes
Other
Xperia 1
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Dynamic vibration system
Xperia L4
-
WLAN
Xperia 1
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Xperia L4
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Xperia 1
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Xperia L4
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Xperia 1
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Xperia L4
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 1
Yes
Xperia L4
Yes
Radio
Xperia 1
No
Xperia L4
FM radio
USB
Xperia 1
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Xperia L4
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Xperia 1
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Xperia L4
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia 1
Li-Ion 3330 mAh, non-removable
Xperia L4
Li-Ion 3580 mAh
Charging
Xperia 1
18W wired, PD2.0
Xperia L4
USB Power Delivery
Colors
Xperia 1
Black, Gray, Purple, White
Xperia L4
Black, Blue
Models
Xperia 1
J8110, J8170, J9110, J9150, SOV40, SO-03L
Xperia L4
XQ-AD52, XQ-AD51
Price
Xperia 1
About 500 EUR
Xperia L4
About 200 EUR