Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs LG Optimus G E970

Sony Xperia V
sony xperia v
LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG
Announced August 2012 September 2012
Status Released - December 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
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
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h