Sony Xperia L has solid build although the design actually looks a bit outdated. It sports a responsive 4.3″ touchscreen that has a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. It’s far from impressive, but it’s fairly bright and crisp. You can watch videos or view photos with good visual quality. When you browse the internet, you can see images and text clearly. The touchscreen supports Multitouch (up to 4 fingers), Accelerometer and Proximity sensor. It is also protected by scratch-resistant glass.
Sony Xperia L comes with Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system. The dual-core 1 GHz processor is responsible for the phone’s performance and it’s backed by Adreno 305 GPU and 1 GB of RAM. The Xperia L handles basic tasks pretty well. The speed is fairly satisfactory although it might struggle harder when you launch mulitple tasks quickly. Samsung Xperia L is armed with 8 GB built-in memory (5.8 GB user available). You can use external memory card to expand the storage capacity.
The 8 MP rear camera is probably the best part of the phone. It has many supporting features, including autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama, and video recording capability (720p@30fps) with video stabilization. A VGA camera is embedded on the front panel.
Other features in Sony Xperia 2:
- Connectivity options: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (dual-band) Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP; NFC; and microUSB v2.0.
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- Email; Push Email; Instant Messaging; Internet browser
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player & MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial
Dimensions: 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm (5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight: 137 g (4.83 oz)
Setup guide
The first time you start your device, a setup guide opens to explain basic functions and help you enter essential settings. This is a good time to configure the device to your specific needs. You can also access the setup guide later from the settings menu.
To access the setup guide manually
- From the Home screen, tap Menu.
- Tap Settings > Setup guide.
To perform a factory data reset
To avoid permanent damage to your device, do not restart your device while a reset procedure is underway.
- Drag the status bar downwards, then tap Settings.
- Find and tap Backup & reset> Factory data reset.
- If you also want to erase data such as pictures and music, which is saved to your device’s internal storage, mark the Erase internal storage checkbox.
- Tap Reset phone.
- To confirm, tap Erase everything.
Download Sony Xperia L User Manual