Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs Nokia Lumia 720 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Sony
Announced August 2012 February 2013 March 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors White White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 60.94% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 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 Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 520 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)