Sony Xperia L2 Review 2018
Sony Xperia L2 Review 2018
Earlier this year, Sony introduced one of its most affordable phones in recent history. The new Sony Xperia L2 is an entry-level offering that folows the company's familiar styling principles, but also one that carries some new bells and whistles, such as a 120-degree wide-angle selfie camera and a fingerprint scanner that works on the US model as well.
The Xperia L2 is launching on February 9th for the retail price of $249.99, which puts it in the same category with low-tier devices, and well below the more shiny offerings like the Xperia XA2. Now let's take a look at it and see if it is worth getting one!
Design
Looks okay and feels solid, but won't turn any heads
Sony Xperia L2 Review
The Xperia L2 sports the typical Sony look, but with a twist — the stark rectangle on the front, the softly rounded frame, and the flap-drawer for the SIM and microSD cards on the side are all familiar, but we now get a curved back as well, allowing the device to rest better in our palm. It's a plastic build, but a matte finish gives it a very convincing metal look. The device won't be turning any heads, and its thick side bezels are a telltale sign of a budget offering, but that's not to say it's ugly. It falls perfectly in the "It's OK" category.
In terms of hardware controls, we have the plastic power button and volume rocker on the right side. They feel quite nice — with no excessive wobble, and a solid click gives us all the feedback we would need from a button. On the back we have the fingerprint reader, which does its job plenty fast. There is no hardware button for the camera, which upper-range Xperia phones do have, but fret not — a quick double-press on the power button acts as a camera shortcut.
Earlier this year, Sony introduced one of its most affordable phones in recent history. The new Sony Xperia L2 is an entry-level offering that folows the company's familiar styling principles, but also one that carries some new bells and whistles, such as a 120-degree wide-angle selfie camera and a fingerprint scanner that works on the US model as well.
The Xperia L2 is launching on February 9th for the retail price of $249.99, which puts it in the same category with low-tier devices, and well below the more shiny offerings like the Xperia XA2. Now let's take a look at it and see if it is worth getting one!
Design
Looks okay and feels solid, but won't turn any heads
Sony Xperia L2 Review
The Xperia L2 sports the typical Sony look, but with a twist — the stark rectangle on the front, the softly rounded frame, and the flap-drawer for the SIM and microSD cards on the side are all familiar, but we now get a curved back as well, allowing the device to rest better in our palm. It's a plastic build, but a matte finish gives it a very convincing metal look. The device won't be turning any heads, and its thick side bezels are a telltale sign of a budget offering, but that's not to say it's ugly. It falls perfectly in the "It's OK" category.
In terms of hardware controls, we have the plastic power button and volume rocker on the right side. They feel quite nice — with no excessive wobble, and a solid click gives us all the feedback we would need from a button. On the back we have the fingerprint reader, which does its job plenty fast. There is no hardware button for the camera, which upper-range Xperia phones do have, but fret not — a quick double-press on the power button acts as a camera shortcut.
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