Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion vs LG Optimus G LS970 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Motorola
Announced January 2012 October 2012 November 2013
Status Available - Q2 2012 Available - Q4 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 69.01% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No No
USB OTG Supported 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh 2100 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 24 h