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LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia Z2

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
September 2012 February 2014
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - April 2014
Colors
Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 163 g (5.75 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 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 69.16%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@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 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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 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/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
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, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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