Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia E dual

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Sony
Announced August 2012 September 2012 December 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors White Black Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
113.5 x 61.8 x 11 mm
(4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1605
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - C1604
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 320 Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 4 GB (2 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 66.97% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, VGA
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2150 mAh 2100 mAh 1530 mAh
Stand by - Up to 324 h Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 12 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 18 min (3G)