Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs LG G3

Sony Xperia L
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LG G3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG
Announced March 2013 May 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 76.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
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, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
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