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Motorola DEFY XT
XT556, XT557LG Optimus L9
5MP CameraP760, P765
| Global Score | |
| 51.2 | 56.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | LG |
| Android 2.3.7 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4 |
| 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-29 |
| 4.53 x 2.30 x 0.47 inches | 5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 4.41 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 160.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 234 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A chipset | TI OMAP4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.47 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 1 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.72 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 2.7 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1650mAh Battery | 2150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 5.5 hours talk time | 791 hours standby time 16.5 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 4.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The LG Optimus L9 is a bit better than the Motorola DEFY XT, having a score of 56.1 against 51.2. Although LG Optimus L9 and the Motorola DEFY XT were released only a few months apart, LG Optimus L9 is incredibly thinner and a bit lighter. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the LG Optimus L9 has a newer 4.1.2 version and Motorola DEFY XT has Android 2.3.7, counting with a couple nice extra features and improved performance.
LG Optimus L9 features a slightly better display than Motorola DEFY XT, because although it has a little bit worse pixels quantity per inch of screen, it also counts with a little higher 960 x 540 pixels resolution and a bigger display. The LG Optimus L9 features just a little better performance than Motorola DEFY XT, and although they both have a 200 MHz graphics processing unit, the LG Optimus L9 also has a greater number of 1 GHz cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
The LG Optimus L9's camera is very similar to Motorola DEFY XT's camera, they have the same resolution back-facing camera. The LG Optimus L9 has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola DEFY XT, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 32 GB, the LG Optimus L9 also has 4 GB internal storage.
LG Optimus L9 has improved battery duration than Motorola DEFY XT, because it has a 2150mAh battery size.
LG Optimus L9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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