Sony Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z
A visitor looks at the new Sony Xperia phone and tablet through a glass window during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.Reuters

Sony's new smartphone Xperia L which was recently listed on Indian online stores is now finally available for ₹18,990.

Xperia L sports a 4.3-inch TFT LCD display with 854x480p resolution and pixel density close to 228 ppi (pixels per inch). It runs on Android mobile OS v4.1 Jelly Bean powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB internal memory with options of expanding up to 32GB via microSD card.

The new mid-range Sony smartphone is now available at e-retailers Saholic and Snapdeal for ₹18,990. Another e-retailer Infibeam is expected to begin sales of the smartphone on 8 May.

With pretty decent features for a price-tag of sub-₹19,000, the smartphone it is expected to give a stiff challenge to Nokia's popular Windows Phone 8 OS based Lumia 720 which also falls in same price range.

Key specifications of Sony Xperia L include:

Model

Sony Xperia L

Display

4.3-inch TFT LVD screen with 854x480p resolutions, pixel density close to

228 ppi (pixels per inch)

OS

Android v4.1 Jelly Bean

Processor

Snapdragon dual-core processor with 1GHz

CPU speed (Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8230)

GPU

Adreno 305

RAM

1GB

Storage

8GB, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card

Camera

Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus

Front: VGA camera

Battery

Li-Ion battery with 1750 mAh

Network

2G & 3G

Add-ons

Exmor R camera lens technology, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP

Dimensions

128.7 x 65.0 x 9.7 mm

Weight

137 g

Price

₹18,990/-