Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Sony Xperia M vs LG Optimus L2 II E435k

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony LG
Announced April 2013 June 2013 October 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors White, Blue Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
102 x 61 x 12 mm
(4.02 x 2.4 x 0.47 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 , Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 4 GB 4 GB (1.75 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 57.31% 50.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.75 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1700 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 700 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)