Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4G LTE vs Sony Xperia SP

LG Optimus 4G LTE
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Sony Xperia SP
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced November 2011 Available - April 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm
(5.27 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.54% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 3 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)