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LG Spectrum vs Sony Xperia S

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Sony
Announced
January 2012 January 2012
Status
Available - January 2012 Available - Q1 2012
Colors
Black Silver, Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
135.4 x 68.8 x 10.4 mm
(5.33 x 2.71 x 0.41 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight
141.5 g (4.97.0.18 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
4G Network
LTE 700 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.06% 62.05%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile 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
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Up to 86 kbps
Edge
No Up to 237 kbps
3G
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included No
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1830 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by
Up to 348 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 8 h 20 min Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
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