Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Tipo vs LG Optimus L3 II E430

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony LG
Announced June 2009 June 2012 February 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz) 107 g (3.77 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 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
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 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 200 Adreno 200
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB (1.6 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.5 inches 3.2 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 52.10% 50.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
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