Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Sony Xperia Z2

LG Optimus Black P970
lg optimus black p970
Sony Xperia Z2
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced January 2011 February 2014
Status Available - May 2011 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 163 g (5.75 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 69.16%
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] 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)