Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs Nokia Lumia 530 vs Sony Xperia E3 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Sony
Announced August 2012 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue Black, White, Yellow, Copper
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz) 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 302 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 59.08% 58.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio 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, 2592 x 1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/4'' sensor size Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J) Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1430 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by - Up to 528 h Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)