Quick Sony Xperia L1 review

The Xperia L1 marks Sony's return to the still growing and highly-competitive entry-level market. Putting together a good smartphone for beginners can often turn out to be an even tougher task than designing a flagship. Maybe that's why Sony is retiring its E-series and introducing a new contender in the Xperia L1.

Sony Xperia L1 key features:

• Body: Polycarbonate Loop Surface design, scratch-resistant screen glass
• Screen: 5.5" IPS LCD of 720 x 1,280px resolution (267ppi)
• Camera: 13MP camera with AF, f/2.2 aperture; LED flash; 1080p @ 30 fps video capture;
• Selfie cam: 5MP f/2.2; 1080p @ 30fps video capture
• Chipset: MT6737T, quad-core 1.45GHz Cortex-A53 CPU, dual-core Mali-T720 GPU
• Memory: 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage; microSD slot (hybrid)
• OS: Android 7.0 Nougat with Xperia UI
• Battery: 2,620mAh Li-Ion (sealed); Qnovo adaptive charging
• Connectivity: Dual-SIM (optional); LTE-A (Cat.4 150/50Mbps); USB-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n; GPS/GLONASS; Bluetooth 4.2; NFC; FM radio

The homescreen offers a cool feature on swiping down: it shows a screen of the apps you use the most, along with recommendations for new apps to install. The search field is selected so that you can start typing the app's name immediately.