Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos vs LG Optimus L9 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Sony
Announced May 2012 August 2012 March 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.7 x 61.5 x 11.5 mm
(4.44 x 2.42 x 0.45 in)
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 832 MHz Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 3 GB storage, 512 MB 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.52% 67.90% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 3GB storage, 512 MB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 2150 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
- Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)