Phone Comparison - Samsung i927 Captivate Glide vs LG Optimus G E973 vs Sony Xperia TX

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Sony
Announced October 2011 August 2012 August 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - October 2012
Colors Black Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124 x 64 x 13 mm
(4.88 x 2.52 x 0.51 in )
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz))
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB 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 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.55 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.50% 70.55% 63.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No TBD 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 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face&smile Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v3.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB ROM 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1650 mAh 2100 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 396 h Up to 335 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 15 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)