LG Spectrum vs Sony Xperia U
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| LG | Sony |
| Announced | |
| January 2012 | February 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - January 2012 | Available - May 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
135.4 x 68.8 x 10.4 mm (5.33 x 2.71 x 0.41 in) |
112 x 54 x 12 mm (4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in) |
| Weight | |
| 141.5 g (4.97.0.18 oz) | 110 g (3.88 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 220 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 4 GB storage | 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 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, 720p@30fps, video light |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | Yes, VGA [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| No | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE | HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 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 hotspot, DLNA |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB 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 | 1320 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 348 h | Up to 260 h (2G) Up to 472 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h 20 min | Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) |