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Sony Xperia ZL / Sony Xperia ZQ

350 reviews

Apr, 2024

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size (163)
performance (78)
screen (71)
usability (69)
design (56)

Negative

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We have collected and analyzed 60 expert reviews and 290 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 83/100. The average review date is Nov 16, 2013. We have compared these reviews to 2659488 reviews from other Cell Phones. The alaScore™ for this product is 86/100 = Very good. Last update: Apr 26, 2024.

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony Xperia ZL / Sony Xperia ZQ

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Sony Xperia ZL / Sony Xperia ZQ from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. Views about the design and performance are overall positive. The camera and screen are also mentioned favorably.

portability, screen, camera, performance, design

88% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : K. T. Bradford (digitaltrends.com)

Sony Xperia ZL Review

The Sony Xperia ZL has a few minor issues, but if you can put up with odd button placement and vibration, this is a solid unlocked phone.

The Sony Xperia ZL is almost a great phone. Beautiful screen, attractive design, speedy performance, decent camera. Yet in all of those categories there are a few minor problems that collectively mar the overall experience. Any one of them is...

May, 2013

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Expert review by : GSMArena team (gsmarena.com)

Sony Xperia ZL review: Off the bench

Having finally scored a homerun, and a desperately needed one at that, Sony is keen to bring another hitter off the bench. And they sure hope it's the Cadillac-driving kind. The Japanese mean business - and the Xperia Z did its best to get that point...

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; 3G with HSPA; LTE ; 5" 16M-color 1080p capacitive touchscreen of 441ppi, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 ; Android OS v4.1.1 Jelly Bean with custom UI ; Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU, 2 GB of RAM, Adreno 320 GPU; Qualcomm...

So, why the Sony Xperia ZL and not the Xperia Z? To begin with, this is a question many of you will never be asking, as the pair will not be officially available at the same time on most markets. At first glance, the best case scenario for the Xperia...

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Jon Fingas (engadget.com)

Sony Xperia ZL review: a giant phone in a surprisingly compact frame

Sony took a rather unusual path with its flagship smartphone for 2013: it designed the hardware twice. The Xperia Z is ostensibly the star of the show

Compact for a 5-inch handset ; Capable camera with HDR video ; Mostly helpful Sony UI

Short battery life ; Performance trails rivals ; Narrow viewing angles

The Xperia ZL is an improvement over the Z, but doesn't shine as brightly next to many of its contemporaries.

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Brian Bennett (cnet.com)

Sony Xperia ZL snaps stunning photos -- for a price

If you can handle its high price, the unlocked Sony Xperia takes excellent photos and features a powerful quad-core processor and fast 4G LTE.

The ; is thin, with a big, bright screen, a zippy processor, great call quality, and a camera that takes excellent pictures.

The Xperia ZL is more expensive than competing unlocked handsets. The phone’s battery life is short and its camera is sluggish.

The unlocked Sony Xperia ZL's camera captures excellent images and makes clear calls but has a price that's hard to swallow.

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Brian Bennett (cnet.com)

Sony Xperia ZL review

A less sophisticated cousin of Sony's current flagship phone, the Xperia Z , the Xperia ZL has plenty to offer, including the same powerful components and impressive 13-megapixel imaging system. Priced at an exorbitant $759.99, though, this Android...

The Sony Xperia ZL is thin, with a big, bright screen, a zippy processor, great call quality, and a camera that takes excellent pictures.

The Xperia ZL is more expensive than competing unlocked handsets. The phone’s battery life is short and its camera is sluggish.

The unlocked Sony Xperia ZL's camera captures excellent images and makes clear calls but has a price that's hard to swallow.

Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Alex Colon (pcmag.com)

Sony Xperia ZL (Unlocked)

The unlocked Sony Xperia ZL is a big, beautiful smartphone that's very comfortable to hold, but a sky-high price tag places it out of reach.

Large 5-inch screen, but compact build. Beautiful display. Fast performance.

Very expensive. Average battery life.

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Apr, 2013

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Expert review by : Daniel Perez (ubergizmo.com)

Sony Xperia ZL Review

Sony Xperia ZL Review | The Sony Xperia ZL all around is a great Android smartphone that certainly does feature the best of Sony in a smartphone. It has a stunningly beautiful 5-inch display.

things holding back the Xperia ZL from receiving our excellent rating. The location of the ZL’s front-facing camera isn’t ideal and will confuse its users every time they fire it up, the phone’s vibration is way too strong and its battery could have...

Jun, 2013

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Expert review by : Chris Burns (slashgear.com)

Sony XPERIA ZL Review

With the Sony XPERIA ZL, the company took a double-tiered approach to a hero smartphone release - unlike what Samsung and HTC have done with their HTC One and GALAXY S 4, Sony has created a machine that's got the same innards as the XPERIA Z , but with...

The Sony XPERIA ZL takes what the Sony XPERIA Z was good at – and remains good at – and puts it in a slightly more hand-friendly form factor. If you’d like your handset to have a massive amount of glass, you’ll want the Z. If instead you want a...

May, 2013

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Expert review by (notebookcheck.net)

Review Sony Xperia ZL Smartphone

Product diversity. The Xperia ZL extends Sony's smartphone portfolio at the top of the range, whereby familiar hardware and a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels meet a slightly reworked case, all of which is currently available at a...

Attractive design & good manufacturing quality, Dedicated camera shutter release button, Integrated micro SD card reader, Comprehensive range of communication options, Simple operation and text entry, Application and graphics performance, Full-HD...

Permanently integrated battery, 13 megapixel main camera for snapshots, Display with elevated black level & narrow viewing angles, Average quality mono speaker, A display with a lower black level and wider viewing angles, as well as the possibility to...

May, 2013

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Expert review by : Nick T. (phonearena.com)

Sony Xperia ZL Review

Making a radical impact on today's smartphone market is no easy task, but Sony is hoping to succeed by taking a slightly different approach than its rivals. While most manufacturers have their time and resources focused on a single high-end device, the...

Fast quad-core processor delivers great performance ; Camera launches fast even from lock screen ; IR blaster

Boring design ; Awkward front-facing camera placement ; Sharp corners make it feel less compact than it is

If the Sony Xperia Z was Batman, then the Sony Xperia ZL would be Robin – a less exciting sidekick, yet a superhero nonetheless. At first we were a bit underwhelmed by the latter's lack of visual appeal, but the more we used it, the more we got used to...

Apr, 2013

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