Sony XPERIA L1 vs. Honor 20

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA L1 and Honor 20. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA L1 vs. Honor 20 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G3311 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 151 mm 154.25 mm Honor 20 has greater height than Sony XPERIA L1.
Width 74 mm 73.97 mm Sony XPERIA L1 has greater width than Honor 20.
Depth 8.7 mm 7.87 mm Honor 20 is narrower than Sony XPERIA L1.
Weight 180 g 174 g Honor 20 is lighter than Sony XPERIA L1.
Body Colour Black | White | Pink Sapphire blue | Midnight black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology TFT LTPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.26" Honor 20 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA L1.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 20 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 412 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - All-View Display
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MT6737T -
Clock Speed 1.45 GHz 2.6 GHz Honor 20 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L1.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor 20 has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA L1.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T720 MP2 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
RAM DDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB 6 GB Honor 20 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA L1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Honor 20 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L1.
User Memory 9 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Honor 20 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Sensor Size - 1/2"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 20 has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L1.
Pixel Size - 1.6 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR HDR
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter Face detection, smile detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Object tracking, Scene recognition, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, Stereo Recording Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), AI Ultra clarity, 4-in-1 Light Fusion, AIS Super Night mode
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Super wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 117 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Diistortion correction, distortion correction
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Bokeh effect
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 20 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Honor 20 has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L1.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - 3D Portrait Lighting, AI Beauty, AI Portait
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 3D Portrait
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2620 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 20 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L1.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor 20 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 687 hours -
Talk Time 773 minutes 1560 minutes Honor 20 has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA L1.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 773 min
Standby (GSM): up to 639 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 692 min
Standby (3G): up to 687 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 651 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3781 min
Playback (video): up to 502 min
Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 132 hrs
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - HUAWEI Magic UI 2.1.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
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 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP -
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 Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Surround sound (VPT) Virtual Surround Sound
FEATURES Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Dynamic normaliser Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology, Neural Network Processing Unit
OTHERS Sony XPERIA L1 Honor 20
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter
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