Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Sony Xperia acro S

LG Optimus Black P970
lg optimus black p970
Sony Xperia acro S
sony xperia acro s
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced January 2011 May 2012
Status Available - May 2011 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown White, Black, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
126 x 66 x 11.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 61.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 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, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1910 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 310 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)