Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4G LTE vs Sony Xperia T3 vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Nokia
Announced November 2011 June 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Purple Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm
(5.27 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.54% 66.78% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 75 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 2500 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 252 h Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 3 h Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)