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Sony Xperia S vs LG Optimus L9

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony LG
Announced
January 2012 August 2012
Status
Available - Q1 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors
Silver, Black White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
62.05% 67.90%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 4 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1750 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
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