Sony Xperia 10 II vs Sony Xperia L: Which is better?

Screen size

Xperia 10 II6.0"+28%

Xperia L4.3"

Technology

Xperia 10 II

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Xperia L

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

Xperia 10 II

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Xperia L

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C2104, C2105

3G bands

Xperia 10 II

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100

Xperia L

HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C2105, HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C2104

4G bands

Xperia 10 II

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Xperia 10 II1080 × 2520 px+85%

Xperia L480 × 854 px

Refresh rate

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia L—

Peak brightness

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia L—

Pixel density

Xperia 10 II457 ppi+50%

Xperia L228 ppi

CPU speed

Xperia 10 IIOcta-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)+50%

Xperia LDual-core 1.0 GHz Krait

RAM

Xperia 10 II4.0 GB+75%

Xperia L1.0 GB

Storage

Xperia 10 II64 GB+88%

Xperia L8 GB

Main camera

Xperia 10 II12.0 MP+33%

Xperia L8.0 MP

Front camera

Xperia 10 II8.0 MP

Xperia L—

Battery

Xperia 10 II3,600 mAh+51%

Xperia L1,750 mAh

Wired charging

Xperia 10 II18 W

Xperia L—

Weight

Xperia 10 II151 g

Xperia L137 g+10%

Thickness

Xperia 10 II8.2 mm+18%

Xperia L9.7 mm

IP rating

Xperia 10 IIIP68/IP65

Xperia L—

Wi‑Fi

Xperia 10 IIWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Xperia LWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth

Xperia 10 II5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD+20%

Xperia L4.0, A2DP

USB

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Xperia LmicroUSB 2.0

5G support

equal specs

Xperia 10 IINo

Xperia LNo

NFC

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIYes

Xperia LYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIYes

Xperia LYes

SD card

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIYes

Xperia LYes

Stereo speakers

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia L—

Speed

Xperia 10 II

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat11 600/75 Mbps

Xperia L

HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps

Announced

Xperia 10 II

2020, February 24

Xperia L

2013, March. Released 2013, May

Status

Xperia 10 II

Available. Released 2020, May 05

Xperia L

Discontinued

Dimensions

Xperia 10 II

157 x 69 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)

Xperia L

128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)

Weight

Xperia 10 II

151 g (5.33 oz)

Xperia L

137 g (4.83 oz)

Build

Xperia 10 II

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame

Xperia L

SIM

Xperia 10 II

· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Xperia L

Mini-SIM

Other

Xperia 10 II

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Xperia L

Type

Xperia 10 II

OLED

Xperia L

TFT

Size

Xperia 10 II

6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~77.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Xperia L

4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~60.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Xperia 10 II

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)

Xperia L

480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~228 ppi density)

Protection

Xperia 10 II

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Xperia L

Scratch-resistant glass

Xperia 10 II

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12

Xperia L

Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset

Xperia 10 II

Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

Xperia L

Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

CPU

Xperia 10 II

Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

Xperia L

Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait

GPU

Xperia 10 II

Adreno 610

Xperia L

Adreno 305

Card slot

Xperia 10 II

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Xperia L

microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Internal

Xperia 10 II

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Xperia L

8GB (5.8GB user available), 1GB RAM

Other

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

eMMC 4.5

Triple

Xperia 10 II

12 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"

Xperia L

Features

Xperia 10 II

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Xperia L

LED flash, HDR

Video

Xperia 10 II

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Xperia L

720p@30fps, HDR

Single

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

8 MP, f/2.4, AF

Single

Xperia 10 II

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"

Xperia L

VGA

Features

Xperia 10 II

HDR

Xperia L

Video

Xperia 10 II

1080p@30fps

Xperia L

Loudspeaker

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia L

Yes

3.5mm jack

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia L

Yes

Other

Xperia 10 II

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Xperia L

WLAN

Xperia 10 II

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Xperia L

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth

Xperia 10 II

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Xperia L

4.0, A2DP

Positioning

Xperia 10 II

GPS, GLONASS

Xperia L

GPS

NFC

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia L

Yes

Radio

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB

Xperia 10 II

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Xperia L

microUSB 2.0

Sensors

Xperia 10 II

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Xperia L

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

Xperia 10 II

Li-Po 3600 mAh

Xperia L

Li-Ion 1750 mAh, removable

Charging

Xperia 10 II

18W wired, PD, QC3

Xperia L

Stand-by

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

Up to 498 h (2G) / Up to 454 h (3G)

Talk time

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

Up to 8 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)

Music play

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

Up to 43 h 12 min

Colors

Xperia 10 II

Black, White, Mint Green, Berry Blue

Xperia L

Black, White, Red

Models

Xperia 10 II

XQ-AU51, XQ-AU52, SO-41A

Xperia L

C2105, C2104

Price

Xperia 10 II

About 700 EUR

Xperia L

About 130 EUR

SAR

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

0.79 W/kg (head) 1.38 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Xperia 10 II

Xperia L

0.69 W/kg (head)

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