Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 2X vs Sony Xperia J

LG Optimus 2X
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Sony Xperia J
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced December 2010 August 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black, White, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.89 x 2.41 x 0.36 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.28% 57.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 607 h (2G)
Up to 618 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 50 min Up to 5 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 18 min (3G)