Samsung Galaxy C5 vs Sony Xperia L1

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Galaxy C5:

  OLED

  Xperia L1:

  LCD

• Weight

  Galaxy C5: 37 g lighter

  Galaxy C5:

  143 g

  Xperia L1:

  180 g

• Width

  Galaxy C5: 2 mm narrower

  Galaxy C5:

  72 mm

  Xperia L1:

  74 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy C5: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Galaxy C5:

  5.2 in

  Xperia L1:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Galaxy C5:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

  Xperia L1:

  Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy C5: 2 mm thinner

  Galaxy C5:

  6.7 mm

  Xperia L1:

  8.7 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Galaxy C5

   Height:

   145.9 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

2. 2. Xperia L1

   Height:

   151 mm +5.1 mm versus Galaxy C5

   Width:

   74 mm +2 mm versus Galaxy C5

   Depth:

   8.7 mm +2 mm versus Galaxy C5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Galaxy C5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia L1

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Xperia L1 has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy C5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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