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Sony released a refresh of the Xperia S back in August and the reason you might not have heard about it is because Sony just quietly slipped it in. There’s a good reason for this since the Xperia SL is exactly the same as the Xperia S, except for two things – a slightly faster CPU and Android 4.0. Apart from this, the new phone appears to be a near carbon copy of the old one and as expected, is priced at the same price point as the old one. ![]() A handsome looking phone
![]() The capacitive buttons still don't work right
![]() Very good audio performance
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REVIEWS / SMARTPHONES / SONY
Sony Xperia SL Review
24 Oct, 2012, 9:24 am IST | by
Roydon Cerejo
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