Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Sony Xperia ZR vs Lenovo P780

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Lenovo
Announced October 2012 May 2013 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
143 x 73 x 10 mm
(5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.55 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 64.49% 65.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 520 h Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 13 h Up to 43 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)