Xperia L3 review: Budget Xperia with dual-cam and Helio P22.
Sony's budget hold-out.
The L3 was a stop-gap to keep Xperia on shelves at $229. Slow silicon and a low-res screen kept reviewers cold, but the build and battery satisfied first-phone buyers.
01Display
58/10058/100 trails the 64-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.
03Performance
48/10048/100 trails the 50-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.
04Battery
68/10068/100 is one of the weaker battery results among budget phones of 2019 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
56/10056/100 trails the 60-point cohort average for budget phones of 2019.
- Big 3300 mAh battery for its size
- microSD + 3.5 mm jack
- Decent build for $229
- 720p display in 2019
- Helio P22 underpowered
- Outdated Android 8.0 at launch
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 103-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .