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GROUP TEST BUDGET PHONES

£169

GIMME SOME SKIN
Like other Xperias
the L1 uses Sony’s
custom Android skin.
It looks smart and
has a bunch of Sony
apps that try to
outdo Google’s own.

SOCKET TO ME
One ‘cutting edge’
feature is the USB-C
port on the bottom. It
doesn’t get you ultra-
fast charging but you
can put the cable in
either way around.

Sony Xperia L1 Price £169 / stuff.tv/XperiaL1 NOW
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What’s the story? scanner. You’d better really drowned out by the kettle. And THIS
If you’re after a big phone but want that big screen. there’s a solid 13MP camera
your coff ers are running low, that’ll do the job for Instagram VLC
the Sony Xperia L1 has to be Is it any good? snaps, although it’s not the very £free
on your watch list. is budget Back in the day a quad-core best in this crowd. e most obvious use
giant has a 5.5in screen. at CPU like the Xperia L1’s used You’re probably getting the for a big screen? Video.
might not seem like much, but to be enough to keep Android idea by now. e Xperia L1’s And if you’d rather play
it looks massive next to the ticking along nicely. But stand-out feature is that big your own downloaded
5in alternatives. It’s only a 720p nowadays you can taste screen – and in most other vids, VLC is where it’s
display, though, so if you go the tang of compromise. respects it’s off the pace. at. is is an advanced
looking for craggy pixellation e Mediatek MT6737T leaves video player app that
you’ll fi nd it. the system with a bit of lag, and can handle just about
e Xperia L1 also feels as some more demanding games TECH SPECS any fi le format you’ll
big as it looks. It’s a bit of a hulk, chug a little. ● 5.5in 1280x720 IPS LCD fi nd. And unlike some,
and the bulging all-plastic frame is isn’t the perfect budget ● Android 7.0 ● Quad-core it’s not packed with
doesn’t have those classy gaming phone, despite that Mediatek MT6737T ● 2GB RAM ads – so it isn’t just a
touches of metal you see in cinematic screen. e speaker ● 13MP rear, 5MP front sneaky way to try to
some cheaper phones these is dead loud, though, so you can ● 2620mAh ● 16GB, microSD make you rent movies.
days. ere’s also no fi ngerprint at least play without getting ● 151x74x8.7mm, 180g
STUFF SAYS A huge screen, but the L1’s compromises are a bit too obvious

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