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LG Marquee
LS855Sony Xperia sola
MT27i| Global Score | |
| 50.5 | 55.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Sony |
| Android 2.3 | Android 4.0.4, 2.3.7 |
| 2011-09-14 | 2012-03-13 |
| 4.80 x 2.52 x 0.36 inches | 4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 3.77 ounces |
| -- | Black, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 233 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3.2 | 4.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1320mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.5 hours talk time | 470 hours standby time 6 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia sola is just a bit better than LG Marquee, getting a score of 55.5 against 50.5. Even though the Xperia sola and LG Marquee were released only a couple of months apart, Xperia sola's construction is just a little bit thicker but also a little bit lighter. Both of these devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia sola has a newer 4.0.4 version while LG Marquee has Android 2.3, so it offers some nice extra features and better performance.
The Xperia sola has a bit better CPU than LG Marquee, and although they both have 512 MB of RAM memory, the Xperia sola also has more 1 GHz processing cores. Xperia sola counts with a bit more vivid screen than LG Marquee, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 854 x 480 resolution and a just a little higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
Xperia sola takes a bit better pictures and videos than LG Marquee. Both of them have the same 1280x720 video resolution, a same resolution back facing camera and the same video frame rate. Xperia sola has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than LG Marquee. Both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB.
The LG Marquee counts with a bit superior battery duration than Xperia sola, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity against 1320mAh.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Sony Xperia sola is also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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