Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L3 E400 vs LG L40 vs Sony Xperia Z2a

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Sony
Announced January 2012 February 2014 June 2014
Status Available - February 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black Black, White, Turquoise
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 102.6 x 61.6 x 11.85 mm
(4.04 x 2.43 x 0.47 in)
109.4 x 59 x 11.9 mm
(4.31 x 2.32 x 0.47 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 800 MHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 200 - Adreno 330
RAM 384 MB 512 MB 3 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 262K colors - 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.17% 56.39% 69.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 384 MB RAM 4 GB, 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 fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1700/1540 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 673 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
- Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)