Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs LG G2 Mini vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Alcatel
Announced March 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - April 2014 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
129.6 x 66 x 9.8 mm
(5.1 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 71.41% 67.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2420 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)