Sony Xperia L vs Sony Xperia Z
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP55, IP57 |
| Dimensions | 128.70 x 65.00 x 9.70 mm | 139.00 x 71.00 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 137.00 g | 146.00 g |
| Display size | 4.30" | 5.00" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 480 x 854 px (4.30") 228 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.00") 441 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 510 min. (8.5 h) 3G: 546 min. (9.1 h) | 2G: 660 min. (11.0 h) 3G: 840 min. (14.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 498 h. (20.8 days) 3G: 454 h. (18.9 days) | 2G: 550 h. (22.9 days) 3G: 530 h. (22.1 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 40 h (1.7 days) Video: 5,5 h (0.2 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 1750 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2330 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| End-user memory | | 11 GB |
| RAM memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| Processor | Qualcomm MSM8230 | Qualcomm APQ8064 |
| Processor clock | 1000 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 305 | Adreno 320 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(microSIM) |
| Announced | 2Q 2013 | 1Q 2013 |
| Other names | C2104; C2105 | C6603; C6602; Xperia Z LTE; Xperia Z HSPA+ |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 2100 | 850 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1800, 900, 850, 800 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 13.1 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 4128x3096 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 4x | 16x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1280x720 px | 1920x1080 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | AF, f/2.2 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | 2.2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 |
| Additional | - | FF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 21.00 Mbit/s | 42.00 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | 102.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v4.0 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | v1.0 + SMIL |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, FLAC, OGG, WAV |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | 72 voices |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | v1.2 | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |
