Screen size
Xperia L4Winner: 6.2"+44%
Xperia U3.5"
Quick verdict
Xperia L4 leads the measured specs 13-1.
Measured wins
Xperia L4
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Xperia U
1
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia L4
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Xperia U
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Xperia L4
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia U
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Xperia L4
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Xperia U
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25i, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
4G bands
Xperia L4
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Xperia U
-
Speed
Xperia L4
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Xperia U
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Announced
Xperia L4
2020, February 20. Released 2020, April 28
Xperia U
2012, February. Released 2012, May
Status
Xperia L4
Discontinued
Xperia U
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia L4
159 x 71 x 8.7 mm (6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 in)
Xperia U
112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight
Xperia L4
178 g (6.28 oz)
Xperia U
110 g (3.88 oz)
Build
Xperia L4
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Xperia U
-
SIM
Xperia L4
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia U
Mini-SIM
Type
Xperia L4
IPS LCD
Xperia U
TFT
Size
Xperia L4
6.2 inches, 89.8 cm2 (~79.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia U
3.5 inches, 33.8 cm2 (~55.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia L4
720 x 1680 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~295 ppi density)
Xperia U
480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~280 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
Scratch-resistant glass
OS
Xperia L4
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Xperia U
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
Xperia L4
Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 (12 nm)
Xperia U
NovaThor U8500
CPU
Xperia L4
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Xperia U
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Xperia L4
PowerVR GE8320
Xperia U
Mali-400
Card slot
Xperia L4
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia U
No
Internal
Xperia L4
64GB 3GB RAM
Xperia U
8GB (4GB user available), 512MB RAM
Other
Xperia L4
eMMC 5.1
Xperia U
-
Triple
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
Xperia U
-
Features
Xperia L4
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia U
LED flash, panorama
Video
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Xperia U
720p@30fps
Single
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
5 MP, AF
Single
Xperia L4
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Xperia U
VGA
Video
Xperia L4
1080p@30fps
Xperia U
Loudspeaker
Xperia L4
Yes
Xperia U
Yes
3.5mm jack
Xperia L4
Yes
Xperia U
Yes
WLAN
Xperia L4
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia U
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth
Xperia L4
5.0, A2DP, LE
Xperia U
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
Xperia L4
GPS, GLONASS
Xperia U
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
Xperia L4
Yes
Xperia U
-
Radio
Xperia L4
FM radio
Xperia U
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia L4
USB Type-C 2.0
Xperia U
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Xperia L4
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia U
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Type
Xperia L4
Li-Ion 3580 mAh
Xperia U
Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery
Charging
Xperia L4
USB Power Delivery
Xperia U
-
Stand-by
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
Up to 45 h
Colors
Xperia L4
Black, Blue
Xperia U
Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
Models
Xperia L4
XQ-AD52, XQ-AD51
Xperia U
-
Price
Xperia L4
About 200 EUR
Xperia U
About 140 EUR
SAR
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
1.09 W/kg (head) 0.93 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia L4
-
Xperia U
1.62 W/kg (head)