LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia A

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          LG Sony
          Announced
          September 2012 May 2013
          Status
          Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - May 2013
          Colors
          Black Black, White, Pink, Mint
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
          (5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
          131 x 67 x 10.5 mm
          (5.16 x 2.64 x 0.41 in)
          Weight
          147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
          4G Network
          LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
          RAM
          2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16 GB 32 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No

          Display

          Type
          True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, HD Reality Display
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.7 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          66.97% 66.57%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Smile Shutter, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Up to 107 kbps
          Edge
          Yes Up to 296 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/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 (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          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

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Po Li-ion Battery
          Capacity
          2100 mAh 2300 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 324 h Up to 360 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Up to 390 h (LTE)
          Talk Time
          Up to 10 h Up to 9 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 10 h 30 min (3G)

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