Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs Sony Xperia L

LG Optimus G LS970
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Sony Xperia L
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced October 2012 March 2013
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)