Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Sony Xperia XZ1

LG Nexus 4 E960
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Sony Xperia XZ1
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced October 2012 August 2017
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors Black Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm
(5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz [Similar] Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, HDR10 Compliant, Triluminous Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 68.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 19 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 13 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) -