Sony Xperia L1 - Unlocked Smartphone - 16GB - White

A beautiful phone for a really low price. My favorite phone of ALL time was the Sony Xperia Z3 compact, and I've had samsungs, iphones, google nexus, etc. This one hasn't let me down so far.There are some minor problems which was expected:-- Can't run multiple programs, can be slow at times, so I try to close out programs as often as possible.-- Battery life has been pretty good, but during extended use-time or while it's charging, the top half of the phone gets hot.-- Heavy and larger than what I like, but I'm used to it by now.-- I've had a few people tell me to speak up in call. So I believe the mic quality is not the best.-- (Also phone sound quality is terrible, so I use headphones).-- Internet (4G LTE) doesn't' work while in a call.-- Does not have stereo speakers.

Came from an LG G6, camera and gaming better on the G6 which is to be expected but if you dont care much about gaming and are ok with a normal price good camera then this is the phone for you. I spent a week researching phones to replace my LG G6. Not wanting to spend $600, this was an option I went with based on research and it has blown me away for the price range. It is one unbloated, smooth as silk, reliable phone! This is my first Sony but it won't be my last!

Cool phone just 2 things I'm not happy with 1. It's kinda slow lags a lot. 2. 16 gigs is not enough since just about every app needs to on the phone and can't be moved to sd card. I would buy a sony phone again just maybe the next tier up.

Excited to get my second Xperia phone I bought this online. Understanding this model is the low end option for Sony I did not expect this. The phone acts as if it's processor has been swapped out. Slow is an understatement. It freezes choppy and has never not once performed close to as well as any smartphone I have ever witnessed. I gave up on it finally and am switching over to a friend's old Pixel XL2. It is like night and day. I cannot believe Sony would release this product at this price point and it has been suggested to me that I was sold a faulty phone by Amazon seller. Knowing or not that this phone is not what it was intended to be it has been too long to return I suppose. The entire time I believed that it was my phone service that was slowing my phone down. When I took my Sim out nothing changed and my Sim in the pixel has no effect on it. So beware of this Amazon Seller when buying products. I wish I could get refunded for all of my time and stress. My new phone turned out to be a major disaster that hurt my relationships with people close and my business dealings. Though there is no way to make things right Amazon should refund my money in full pay to have this fake Sony phone shipped back to its seller and more.

I purchased this as an upgrade to a Moto G4 Play which was running LineageOS 14.1 (AOSP 7.1.2 Nougat). I needed a phone with a more reliable GPS, and the NFC option (for things like Android Pay) greatly enticed me (though I've yet to really try it out just yet). After having the phone a few days, here are my thoughts:+ The Xperia L1's GPS includes GLONASS (Russian satellite support), something the entire Moto G series desperately needed. Satellite lock is almost instant and very accurate. The L1 also has a magnetometer (digital compass) which was absent in the Moto G series.+ The Xperia L1's screen, while lower pixel density (267ppi vs 294 on the G4 Play), has much better color saturation. The screen is also half an inch larger, ideal for using Nougat's multi-window mode.= The L1's 13MP camera is about on par with the Moto G4 Play's 8MP camera when using auto-focus. However, the manual shot mode on the L1 does appear to have a decent array of options which might give it a competitive edge in the hands of an experienced photographer.= The Xperia L1 comes with Android 7.0 out of the box, while the G4 Play claims it will update to 7.1.1 through standard OTA. Motorola has had numerous delays in deploying this update, hence the initial need to use a custom ROM. There aren't too many differences, honestly, and the L1 is already getting a steady stream of support updates, making them evenly matched in software.= Bluetooth problems seem to be inherent on all Nougat devices right now, including Google's own flagship Pixel devices. The G4 Play running Lineage 14.1 will often disconnect from Bluetooth when connecting/disconnecting a Wi-Fi network, and phone calls on Bluetooth can occasionally force a reboot. Meanwhile, on the Xperia L1, the connection is stable but much shorter. Audio becomes finicky as far away as 5 meters on a device with a max range of 30 meters.= The L1's USB-C connector is still using the 2.0 standard, giving it roughly the same data transfer and charge rates as the G4 Play's MicroUSB port. However, the Type-C port feels a lot sturdier than the old MicroUSB port, which justifies the necessity of newer (better) cables.- The L1's MediaTek 6737T, despite having better benchmarks than the G4 Play's Snapdragon 410, has considerably more lag. This was a major disappointment for me as someone who uses their phone for EVERYTHING. Apps take a bit longer to open, and the keyboard has a slightly poorer response rate.- The L1 has a glass screen with a hardness of 6. However, it's so thick that if you try and place a tempered glass screen protector on top of it, the touch screen struggles to register much of anything. This means you need to go without and be a lot more careful than you would need to be with the G4 Play, which happily accepts tempered glass screen protectors.Is the Xperia L1 worth $200? I would say it's worth close enough to $200 not to matter. It more than makes up for the limitations of the Moto G4 Play, though it would have done better with a processor to match. It can beat out some phones in its class (like the Nokia 3), but other phones (like the upcoming Moto E4) might give it a run for its money (provided Motorola does not make the same mistakes twice).

Overall the phone is very good, goog price and the features that it has go according to the paid price. The camera quality is very good, the screen size and the speed of the applications loading is very good. A good upgrade for my mom from iPhone 4 that couldn't install any more apps because of the old OS.My mom had a bit of a struggle from the Apple layoyt to the Android one, but she is happy with it.

Totally worth the price. Good medium range phone with no issues. As the title says, it's unlocked! It works perfectly with my carrier. The only two things are that the lock screen wallpaper gets a bit screwed up after cropping it (can be fixed with external apps or mods) and that I didn't know this phone is mainly made for android developers, but that isn't a problem really. Works flawlessly!

I really enjoy this phone due to the size of the screen, the clarity of pictures and interface. Only thing I don't like about the phone is the glass screen; just have to make sure a protector is bought. I'm clumsy with phones so it's a must.