Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia P vs LG Optimus L9 vs LG Optimus L7 P700

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG LG
Announced February 2012 August 2012 February 2012
Status Released - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Released - May 2012
Colors Silver, Black, Red White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm
(4.8 x 2.34 x 0.41 in)
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm
(4.94 x 2.64 x 0.34 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT22i HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
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, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU DB8500 PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB (13 GB user-available) 4 GB 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.92% 67.90% 62.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 100 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (13 GB user-available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1305 mAh 2150 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
- Up to 550 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 6 h