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Sony Xperia Tipo
ST21i| Global Score | |
| 50.4 | 55.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.0.4 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0 |
| 2012-06-13 | 2012-10-08 |
| 4.06 x 2.24 x 0.51 inches | 5.03 x 2.63 x 0.36 inches |
| 3.51 ounces | 4.20 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 180 pixels per inch | 245 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A chipset | TI OMAP4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 800 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 |
| 7.29 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 2,5 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 |
| 3.42 | 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2150mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 470 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 672 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 4.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile has a general score of 55.4, which is slightly better than Xperia Tipo's overall score of 50.4. Even though LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile and Xperia Tipo were released only a few months apart, the LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile design is heavier but also incredibly thinner. Both of these phones come with Android operating system, but the LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile has the newer 4.1.2 version and Xperia Tipo has Android 4.0.4, providing the user a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
The LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile features a bit better screen than Sony Xperia Tipo, because it has a lot larger screen, a much higher resolution of 960 x 540 and a better screen pixel density. LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile features a bit better processor than Sony Xperia Tipo, and although they both have a 200 megahertz graphics co-processor, the LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile also has a larger number of cores and more RAM.
LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile captures much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Tipo, because it has a lot higher 5 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher 1920x1080 video resolution. The LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile has a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xperia Tipo, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile also has 4 GB internal storage capacity.
The LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile features a much longer battery life than Xperia Tipo, because it has a 2150mAh battery size instead of 1500mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the LG Optimus L9 T-Mobile is also by far the cheapest.
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