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Sony Xperia E
C1505LG Optimus L9
5MP CameraP760, P765
| Global Score | |
| 51.5 | 56.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4 |
| 2012-12-05 | 2012-08-29 |
| 4.47 x 2.43 x 0.43 inches | 5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 inches |
| 4.08 ounces | 4.41 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 99.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 234 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 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 | |
| 4 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 |
| 3.82 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2150mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 530 hours standby time 6.2 hours talk time | 791 hours standby time 16.5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG Optimus L9 has a score of 56.1, which is just a bit better than Xperia E's 51.5 global score. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS (Operating System), but LG Optimus L9 has a more recent 4.1.2 version and Xperia E has Android 4.1, providing the user a couple additional features and performance enhancements. Even though LG Optimus L9 and Xperia E were released with only 3 months difference, LG Optimus L9's design is a little heavier but somewhat thinner.
The LG Optimus L9 counts with a little bit better processing power than Xperia E, and although they both have a 200 MHz graphics co-processor, the LG Optimus L9 also has a higher number of 1000 MHz cores and a greater amount of RAM. LG Optimus L9 has a brighter display than Sony Xperia E, because it has a lot higher resolution of 960 x 540px, a much bigger screen and a better screen pixels density.
The LG Optimus L9 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia E, because it has a much better video quality and a camera with lot more mega pixels. LG Optimus L9's storage capacity to install games and applications is very similar to Xperia E's one, both of them have a SD memory slot that admits up to 32 GB and exactly the same internal memory capacity.
LG Optimus L9 has a really longer battery duration than Xperia E, because it has 2150mAh of battery capacity against 1500mAh.
The LG Optimus L9 is not only the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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