Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Sony Xperia X Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Sony
Announced October 2012 Expected Announcement - December 2014 Not announced yet
Status Available - November 2012 Rumored - January 2015 Rumored
Price - Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Gray, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
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Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) -
SIM Type - - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 405 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 6.45 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (499 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 72.64% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 19 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - - Not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2600 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) - -