Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia C vs LG G2

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony LG
Announced July 2013 June 2013 August 2013
Status Available - July 2013 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White, Yellow Black, White, Purple Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.80% 65.86% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash Xenon Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2390 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 384 h Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
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