Sony XPERIA L3 vs. Fairphone 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA L3 and Fairphone 5. 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

Sony XPERIA L3 vs. Fairphone 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number I4312 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154 mm 161.6 mm Fairphone 5 has greater height than Sony XPERIA L3.
Width 72 mm 75.83 mm Fairphone 5 has greater width than Sony XPERIA L3.
Depth 8.9 mm 9.6 mm Sony XPERIA L3 is narrower than Sony XPERIA L3.
Weight 156 g 212 g Sony XPERIA L3 is lighter than Sony XPERIA L3.
Body Colour Black | Silver Sky blue | Transparent | Matte black
Body Material - 100% post-consumer recycled plastic
Protection - Splash-resistant, dust-resistant, shock-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Fairphone 5 is waterproof.
IP rating - IP55
SAR Value 1.33 W/kg (body), 0.6 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.46" Fairphone 5 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA L3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1440 x 720 pixels 2700 x 1224 pixels Fairphone 5 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L3.
Display Format HD+ Full HD+
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 880 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Fairphone 5 has better colour depth than Sony XPERIA L3.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features - Wide colour display (P3), Adaptive Tone, Pixelworks technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm
Processor Number MT6762 QCM6490
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.7 GHz Fairphone 5 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L3.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA L3 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 643
MEMORY Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Fairphone 5 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA L3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Fairphone 5 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L3.
User Memory 21 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L3.
Sensor Size 1/3.0" 1/1.49" Sony XPERIA L3 has better camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.88 Fairphone 5 has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L3.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) 80 degree(s) -
Pixel Size 1.12 μm 1 μm Sony XPERIA L3 has larger camera pixel size than Fairphone 5.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Fairphone 5 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 10 cm
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 26mm
Digital Zoom 4x 8x Fairphone 5 has better digital zoom than Sony XPERIA L3.
Special Effects Bokeh effect -
Camera Modes Low-light shots Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Portrait, Super Night mode, Stop-Motion Video Mode, High-Pixel Mode
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Auto focus, Stereo Recording, pixel pitch 1.12μm 4-in-1 pixel binning, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 2 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better second camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L3.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) 1/5" 1/2.51" Sony XPERIA L3 has better second camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony IMX858 Sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Fairphone 5 has better second camera lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L3.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 6-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) 82.4 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.75 μm 0.7 μm Sony XPERIA L3 has larger second camera pixel size than Fairphone 5.
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 13mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Autofocus
Camera Modes (2nd Camera) - Macro mode
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 2.5cm macro photography, 4-in-1 pixel binning
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Fairphone 5 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L3.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/4" 1/2.76" Sony XPERIA L3 has better front camera sensor size than Fairphone 5.
Sensor Name (Front) - Samsung JN1
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 Sony XPERIA L3 has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA L3.
Field of View (Front) 84 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (Front) 1.12 μm 0.64 μm Sony XPERIA L3 has larger front camera pixel size than Fairphone 5.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera - 22mm
Special Effects (Front) Portrait selfie effects -
Light Source (Front) Display flash Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 4-in-1 Pixel technology, up to 1.5x digital zoom
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4200 mAh Fairphone 5 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L3.
Fast Charging Technology Adaptive Fast Charging - Sony XPERIA L3 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 459 hours
Talk Time - 2280 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2280 min
Standby: up to 459 hrs
Continuous browsing: up to 18 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Fairphone 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 13
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE LTE, 5G NR, HSDPA+
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n48
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, AAC-ELD AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265 -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, magnetometer, Significant motion detector Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, Time of Flight (ToF), light sensor, gyroscope, compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Step counter, Xperia Adaptive Charging OTG Reverse Charge, modular and repairable design, recycled and fair materials, DisplayPort over USB Type-C, 8 years of software upgrades
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Sony XPERIA L3 Fairphone 5
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - IP55, MIL-STD-810H, ICE 60058-2-31
Product Recycled Content - 70 % - fair focus or recycled materials
Max Height of Shock Resistance - 1.8 m
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