Apple iPhone 8 vs. Sony XPERIA L2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Apple iPhone 8 and Sony XPERIA L2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 8 vs. Sony XPERIA L2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1905 H3311
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.4 mm 150 mm Sony XPERIA L2 has greater height than Apple iPhone 8.
Width 67.3 mm 78 mm Sony XPERIA L2 has greater width than Apple iPhone 8.
Depth 7.3 mm 9.8 mm Apple iPhone 8 is narrower than Apple iPhone 8.
Weight 148 g 178 g Apple iPhone 8 is lighter than Apple iPhone 8.
Body Colour Matte red | Gold | Silver | Space grey | Red Gold | Black
Body Material Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium -
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Apple iPhone 8 is waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 -
Repairability Index 6.5 (out of 10) -
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.17 W/kg (body) 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.47 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type Lightning Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 5.5" Sony XPERIA L2 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Apple iPhone 8 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L2.
Display Format - HD
Pixel Density 326 ppi 267 ppi Apple iPhone 8 has better pixel density than Sony XPERIA L2.
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² 400 cd/m² Apple iPhone 8 has better display brightness than Sony XPERIA L2.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 -
HDR Yes - Apple iPhone 8 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision -
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display Image Enhance Technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6737T
Clock Speed - 1.45 GHz
Processor Core Qty - Quad-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T720 MP2
MEMORY Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
RAM - LPDDR3 SDRAM - 3 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 32 GB Apple iPhone 8 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L2.
User Memory - 24 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA L2 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Size - 1/3.06"
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 Apple iPhone 8 has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 8.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 100 mm
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom 5x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation Low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source True Tone quad LED flash Flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF) Touch Capture, geotagging, 3x Clear image zoom
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Sony XPERIA L2 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.4 Apple iPhone 8 has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 8.
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation Self-timer
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3300 mAh
Wireless Charging Yes - Apple iPhone 8 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi -
Standby Time - 572.5 hours
Talk Time 840 minutes 864 minutes Sony XPERIA L2 has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 8.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 840 min
Active online usage: up to 12 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 864 min
Standby (GSM): up to 544.4 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 798 min
Standby (3G): up to 565.8 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 572.5 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 72.9 hrs
Playback (video): up to 9.6 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 11 Android 7.1 Nougat
Intelligent Assistant Siri -
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP, AVDP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, EAP-PWD
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Supported Digital Audio Standards Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2 WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP, apt-X HD, SMF
Supported Digital Video Standards M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2 MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, H.264 MP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main
Sound Enhancements - Clear Audio+, Clear Bass
FEATURES Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, Significant motion detector
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode
OTHERS Apple iPhone 8 Sony XPERIA L2
Included Accessories Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable Power adapter
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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