Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Sony
Announced October 2012 January 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - February 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Chic White, Dark Blue Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BC28155 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 63.52% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1650 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) - Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) - Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)