Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos vs Sony Xperia Tipo

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Sony
Announced January 2011 May 2012 June 2012
Status Available - May 2011 Available - June 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black Classic Black, Classic White, Deep Red, Navy Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
112.7 x 61.5 x 11.5 mm
(4.44 x 2.42 x 0.45 in)
103 x 57 x 13 mm
(4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 99.4 g (3.49.0.14 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST21i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST21a
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 832 MHz 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 200
RAM 512 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 3 GB storage, 512 MB 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 52.52% 52.10%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 3GB storage, 512 MB 2.9 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)