Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs Nokia Lumia 620 vs HTC One S C2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia HTC
Announced August 2012 December 2012 May 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - January 2013 Available - June 2012
Colors White Lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white, black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
115.4 x 61.1 x 11 mm
(4.54 x 2.41 x 0.43 in)
130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 3.8 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 58.06% 59.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class B Yes
Edge Class 12 Class B Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1300 mAh (BL-4J) 1650 mAh
Stand by - Up to 330 h -
Talk Time - Up to 14 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (3G)
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