Our quick take

Sony Xperia L4 - 3.5 / 5

Design

  • Dimensions: 159 x 71 x 8.7mm / Weight: 174g Side-mounted fingerprint scanner 3.5mm headphone socket Plastic body construction

Display

  • 6.2-inch LCD display, 21:9 aspect ratio 1680 x 720 resolution (295ppi)

Hardware specs and performance 

  • MediaTek MT6762 processor, 3GB RAM 64GB storage, microSD card expansion 3,580mAh battery, USB-C charging

Camera

  • Triple rear camera: Main: 13-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture Wide-angle: 5MP, f/2.2 Depth: 2MP, f/2.4 Front camera: 8MP, f/2.0

  • Main: 13-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture Wide-angle: 5MP, f/2.2 Depth: 2MP, f/2.4

Software experience

  • Google Android 9 operating system Some Sony customisation

To recap

The Sony Xperia L4 is, in many ways, a typical affordable phone. But with the competition hotting up, so what the L4 fails to do is really sell itself in any areas. It’s competent enough, but it’s easily beaten by rivals in just about all areas.