Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Sony Xperia U vs LG Optimus L5 II E450

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony LG
Announced June 2008 February 2012 February 2013
Status Discontinued Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Indigo Black, White, Pink, Titan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
117.5 x 62.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.63 x 2.45 x 0.36 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 103.3 g (3.63.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 1 GHz, MTK 6575
GPU PowerVR MBX Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX531
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 4 GB (1.4 GB user available)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 55.77% 62.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Scene Mode
Video No Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 642 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 54 min