Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY vs LG Optimus G E973

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
sony ericsson xperia play
LG Optimus G E973
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson LG
Announced February 2011 August 2012
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2012
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 62 x 16 mm
(4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in )
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 400 MB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.72% 70.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No TBD
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 400 MB, 512 MB RAM 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 425 h (2G)
Up to 413 h (3G)
Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 15 h