LG Optimus L9 vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	HTC
Announced
August 2012	September 2012
Status
Available - November 2012	Released - November 2012
Colors
White	Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm (5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)	120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight
125 g (4.41 oz)	113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]	Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]	Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar]	512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB	4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB

Type
IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar]	4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]	480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
67.90%	60.11%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes	Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar]	Yes [Similar]

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Yes
Edge
Class 12	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5