Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4X HD vs HTC One X AT&T vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Sony
Announced February 2012 February 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Gray, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory Upto 16 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.74% 64.82% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage Yes No 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1800 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)