Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia XA

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Sony
Announced August 2012 January 2013 February 2016
Status Available - September 2012 Released - February 2013 Available - June 2016
Price - - Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Purple White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Mali-T860
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 69.70% 71.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2330 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 48 h