Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia U vs LG Optimus L9 P769 vs LG Optimus L3 II E430

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG LG
Announced February 2012 October 2012 February 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye White, Black Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
127.8 x 68.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.03 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 119.1 g (4.2.0.04 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 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), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400MP - Adreno 200
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 4 GB 4 GB (1.6 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.77% 63.37% 50.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.6 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh 2150 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 672 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 5 h -