Phone Comparison - Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance vs LG Optimus L9 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Sony
Announced January 2012 August 2012 March 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.2 x 63 x 9.7 mm
(4.85 x 2.48 x 0.38 in)
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 137 g (4.83 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 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU Mali-400 PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/16 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.79% 67.90% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/16GB storage, 768 MB RAM, 2GB ROM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2150 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 570 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
- Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)