Phone Comparison - LG Escape P870 vs Sony Xperia TL vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony HTC
Announced September 2012 October 2012 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Silver White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126 x 65 x 9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
129.5 x 66 x 10.1 mm
(5.1 x 2.6 x 0.4 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960L Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.55 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.31% 66.68% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1850 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 450 h Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 7 h Up to 14 h 18 min