Phone Comparison - Motorola RAZR M vs LG Optimus G E970 vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG Sony
Announced September 2012 September 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.41% 66.97% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G Yes HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by - Up to 324 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)