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LG Optimus Black P970 vs Sony Xperia M

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
January 2011 June 2013
Status
Available - May 2011 Available - August 2013
Colors
Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight
109 g (3.84 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.44% 57.31%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by
Up to 375 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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