Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Sony Xperia E

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Sony
Announced August 2012 September 2012 December 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors White Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, Pink, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 115.7 g (4.06.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1505
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1504
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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) Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 225 Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB storage 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 58.04% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash 28mm wide No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, FWVGA
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2150 mAh 1800 mAh 1530 mAh
Stand by - Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)