Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Sony Xperia SP vs Sony Xperia A

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Sony
Announced October 2012 Available - April 2013 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White, Pink, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
(5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 141 g (4.97 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 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.6 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 66.67% 66.57%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 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, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

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

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2370 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 390 h (LTE)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)