Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Vu vs LG Optimus L4 II Dual E445 vs Sony Xperia E1 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Sony
Announced August 2012 May 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - June 2013 Available - January 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.5 x 3.56 x 0.33 in)
112.8 x 64.7 x 11.9
(4.44 x 2.55 x 0.47)
118 x 62.4 x 12 mm
(4.65 x 2.46 x 0.47 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D2104/D2114
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D2105
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6575 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8210
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX531 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 3.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (256 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (152 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.35% 58.77% 61.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, BSI Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, Image Stabilization, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes Yes, SVGA@30FPS
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1700 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
- Up to 366 h (2G)
Up to 441 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 8 h 13 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)