Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs LG L Fino

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony LG
Announced June 2009 January 2014 August 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple White, Black, Gold, Red, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
127.5 x 67.9 x 11.9 mm
(5.02 x 2.67 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 330 -
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB TBC

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 61.68% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB TBC
USB OTG - Supported -

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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 670 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 18 h -