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LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia A

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
September 2012 May 2013
Status
Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 66.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)
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