Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia ray vs Sony Xperia V vs LG Nexus 4 E960

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony LG
Announced June 2011 August 2012 October 2012
Status Available - August 2011 Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, Gold, White, Pink Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 53 x 9.4 mm
(4.37 x 2.09 x 0.37 in )
129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST18i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST18a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 225 Adreno 320, 400 MHz
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 1 GB (300 MB user available) 8 GB 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (297 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.96% 60.63% 68.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB (300 MB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 4GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G)