Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia T3 vs LG G3 Beat

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony LG
Announced Available - April 2013 June 2014 July 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Purple Silk White, Shine Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103 LTE 800 / 1800 / 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 66.78% 71.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 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, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Class 12
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2500 mAh 2540 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
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