Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4G LTE vs Sony Xperia U

LG Optimus 4G LTE
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Sony Xperia U
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced November 2011 February 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2012
Colors Black Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm
(5.27 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included No

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.54% 55.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1320 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 3 h Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)