Honor 5C vs. Sony XPERIA L1

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 5C and Sony XPERIA L1. 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

Honor 5C vs. Sony XPERIA L1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G3311
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.1 mm 151 mm Sony XPERIA L1 has greater height than Honor 5C.
Width 73.8 mm 74 mm Sony XPERIA L1 has greater width than Honor 5C.
Depth 8.3 mm 8.7 mm Honor 5C is narrower than Honor 5C.
Weight 156 g 180 g Honor 5C is lighter than Honor 5C.
Body Colour Gold | Black Black | White | Pink
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.69 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.5" Sony XPERIA L1 has larger screen size than Honor 5C.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Honor 5C has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 424 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
PROCESSOR Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 650 MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6737T
Clock Speed 2 GHz 1.45 GHz Honor 5C has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L1.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Honor 5C has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA L1.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 Mali T720 MP2
MEMORY Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
RAM 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 16 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 9 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5C has better lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 3x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes - Red-Eye Reduction
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile shutter Sony XPERIA L1 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Functions) - Object tracking, Scene recognition, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, Stereo Recording
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Honor 5C has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Honor 5C has better front lens aperture than Honor 5C.
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2620 mAh Honor 5C has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L1.
Standby Time - 687 hours
Talk Time - 773 minutes
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
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.1 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-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 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HFP, HSP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA L1 has 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 Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ 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
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP
Sound Enhancements - Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
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, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
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
OTHERS Honor 5C Sony XPERIA L1
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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