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LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia TX

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
September 2012 August 2012
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors
Black Black, White, Pink
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 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz))
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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] 4.55 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 63.42%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
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] 13 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [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, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.1 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
2100 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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