Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 P769 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia C

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Sony
Announced October 2012 July 2013 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors White, Black Black, White, Yellow Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.03 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
Weight 119.1 g (4.2.0.04 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589
GPU - Adreno 225 PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 32 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.37% 61.80% 65.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 672 h Up to 384 h Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)