Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Sony Xperia E4

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Sony
Announced August 2012 October 2012 February 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2104
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2105
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320, 400 MHz Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 68.18% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 653 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)