Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs LG Optimus L7 II vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson LG Sony
Announced May 2011 February 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
121.5 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm
(4.78 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 118 g (4.16 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LG Optimus L7 II Dual (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 203 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 768 MB N/A
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 65.02% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 2460 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 800 h (3G) Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G) Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)