| Sony Xperia L | Motorola Milestone |
| Manufacture | Sony | Motorola |
| Model | Xperia L | Milestone |
| Form factor | Block | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 137 gram | 169.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 | 115.00 x 60.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 8 megapixel, autofocus, Exmor RS sensor | 5 megapixels, autofocus, image stabilizer |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 720p | NA |
| Second Camera | VGA (640 x 480) | Yes |
| Display size | 4.3 inches | 3.70 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 480 |
| Display height | 854 | 854 |
| PPI | 227.83 | 264.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8230 | ARM Cortex A8 550 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 305 | NA |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM. 8 GM internal storage. Expandable with microSD card. Up to 32 GB | 16 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB, AMR-WB |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes, downloadable | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1700 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 498 | 350 |
| Talktime (m) | 510 | 390 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | HTML5 Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |