Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Sony Xperia E4

LG Optimus G E973
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Sony Xperia E4
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony
Announced August 2012 February 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)