Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia ZR

Comparing the Sony Xperia ZL vs Sony Xperia ZR across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia ZL and Sony Xperia ZR run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Sony Xperia ZL offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 4.5 inches, making Sony Xperia ZL the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia ZL features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia ZR's TFT, making Sony Xperia ZL the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia ZL and Sony Xperia ZR feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia ZL offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia ZL better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia ZL offers a higher battery capacity with 2370 mAh, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 2330 mAh, making Sony Xperia ZL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia ZR offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Sony Xperia ZL offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia ZR the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia ZL receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Sony Xperia ZR has a rating of 4.1.

Sony Xperia ZL

₹25,253

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia ZR

₹22,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

07 Mar, 2013

16 Aug, 2013

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

4.2/5

(263 ratings)

4.1/5

(3,750 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Aug 16, 2013

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Timescape UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320

Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

326 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.4 %

63.03 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

131.6 mm

131.3 mm

164.4 mm

Width

69.3 mm

67.3 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

9.8 mm

10.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

151 grams

138 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP58 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital image stabilization

Digital image stabilization

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2370 mAh

2330 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

8 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1900(band 25)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat3)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.25 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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