Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Huawei Ascend P7

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Huawei
Announced October 2012 Available - April 2013 May 2014
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, white, pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
139.8 x 68.8 x 6.5 mm
(5.5 x 2.71 x 0.26 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cotex-A9, HiSilicon Kirin 910T
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.6 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 66.67% 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 60 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2370 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 422 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)