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LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia L

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
September 2012 March 2013
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 60.81%
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] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, 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 86 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
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 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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