Difference between LG Optimus L7 II Dual and Sony Xperia J

Key difference: The LG Optimus L7 II Dual is a mid-segment phone from LG. The phone is a dual SIM phone. The device features a 4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It runs on Android v 4.1.2 (JellyBean), which is backed by 1.0 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon processor and 768 MB of RAM. Xperia J was announced in October 2012 as a cheaper variant of the Xperia T, resulting in the phone sporting a similar design to the T. The Xperia J features a 4-inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen that offers a pixel density of 245.

LG Electronics is a business segment of LG Corporation. LG Corporation is the fourth-largest conglomerate in South Korea. It is known for its various products, such as home appliances, TV and Home Entertainment products, computer products, etc. One of these product segments includes mobile phones, namely the LG Optimus series. Some of the newer phones under this brand include LG Optimus G, LG Optimus L5, LG Optimus L7, etc. LG also recently announced the LG Optimus L7 II Dual.

The LG Optimus L7 II Dual is a mid-segment phone from LG. The phone is a dual SIM phone. The device features a 4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It runs on Android v 4.1.2 (JellyBean), which is backed by 1.0 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon processor and 768 MB of RAM. The phone also has Adreno 203 for graphics support. The phone comes with a 2460 mAh Li-Ion battery.

The phone features an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, as well as a secondary VGA camera for video calling and self shots. The primary camera can record videos at 720p resolution with 30fps frame rate, which is quite a decent video resolution. The phone also supports various camera features such as geo-tagging, zoom, Normal shot, Panorama, Continuous shot, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night, Sunset, etc.

Some of the unique features on the phone are the Quick Switch Dual SIM Hot Key, which is a dedicated hot key allowing the user to switch between SIM 1 and SIM 2 with the push of a button. The phone also has a Real-Time Quicktranslator, which allows the user to scan a sign, a menu or anything else and translate it into another language. The feature recognizes 44 languages and translates into 64 languages. The LG Optimus L7 II Dual also has Cross-Tasking QSlide feature, which allows the user to simultaneously run two functions on transparent layer on the phone. The device also has an exterior Quick Button that provides quick access to the user’s favorite features and apps.

Xperia is a well known brand of smartphones that are a part of the Sony Mobile. The Xperia brand was initially a collaboration with Ericsson but has since then been dissolved. Now, Sony has single handedly taken it upon itself to ship out new phones, while maintaining the level of quality and design of the older versions. In order to garner response for its new line of smartphones, the company started marketing the Sony Xperia T as the Bond phone, which is featured in the movie Skyfall. Xperia J is the shy, younger brother of the Bond phone, and is also cheap to boot.

The Xperia J was announced in October 2012 as a cheaper variant of the Xperia T, resulting in the phone sporting a similar design to the T. The Xperia J features a 4-inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen that offers a pixel density of 245. The pixel density is the not the best among the contenders, but that does not hinder the high-res display that is visible on the phone. The display shows quite smart and sharp images, with very accurate color representation. The display also has excellent viewing angles and does is less reflective under sunlight.

The design of the phone is also quite similar to Xperia T. The phone comes with a plastic chassis that has a sturdy built. The Xperia J has an arched back similar to Xperia Arc series, which is pleasing to hold and grip. The silver plastic lining that graces the other Xperia series has been shifted to the bottom and acts as a second LED indicator during calls. The phone is also quite light, weighing only 124 grams. The Timescape UI is very similar to the original Google Android UI and basically seems like cheap imitations. The phone has three capacitive buttons on the bottom of the screen, Back, Home and Menu buttons. The buttons are placed on the far bottom of the device, making it more prone for the user to drop the device. The top of the device houses the 3.5mm jack, while the left side has the USB/charging port. The right side of the device is quite busy with the power/lock key on the top right hand and the volume rocker just below the power key.

The device is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm processor and only 512 MB, which makes the device a little glitch and lagging when trying to shift screens as well as switch apps. The device, when not multitasking and doing basic functions, still lags a little. The device comes with 4 GB of internal space, of which only 2 GB is available to the user. This is very little compared to phones that are offering 8/16/32 and even 64 GB. However, the company has provided a SD card slot that allows users to expand memory by another 32 GB.

The device houses a 5 MP rear camera with autofocus feature. Just above it, a LED flash light can also be found. However, the front camera and the video recording capabilities are a little disappointing. Both, the front camera and video recording are VGA, which does provide the best resolution. The 5 MP camera is pretty decent, but if you have gotten used to the high-res 8 and 12 MP cameras, this camera will not at all be pleasing. The camera takes decent photos, but it isn’t sharp, clear or even HD for that matter. However, the phone does come with juice, 1750 mAh to be exact. This ensures that the phone last a couple of days when not in constant use and at least a full day when working with it all day. The company does offer features such as Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth and USB, but it does not offer NFC capabilities.

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the LG website, Sony Mobile website and GSMArena.com.

 

LG Optimus L7 II Dual

Sony Xperia J

Launch Date

March 2013

October 2012

Company

LG

Sony

Size

122.2 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm

124.3 x 61.2 x 9.2 mm

Display

4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

4-inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen

Screen

WVGA 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density); 16M colors

480 x 854 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density), 16 million colors

Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass

Weight

127g

124 grams

2G Network

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network

UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz

HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST26i

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST26a

4G Network

No

N/A

GUI

Custom UI

Timescape UI

CPU speed

MSM8225 1.0 GHz Dual-Core

1 GHz Qualcomm processor

GPU

Adreno 203

Adreno 200

OS

Android v4.1.2 JellyBean

Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon

Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon

RAM

768 MB RAM

512 MB

SIM Size

Dual SIM

miniSIM

Internal Memory

4GB

4 GB (2 GB available to user)

Expandable Memory

microSD, up to 32GB

Up to 32 GB

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Magnetometer

Connectivity

Class 12 GPRS, Class 12 EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0, USB V2.0 HS, 3G

GSM GPRS Up to 86 kbps (download). Up to 86 kbps (upload); GSM EDGE Up to 237 kbps (download). Up to 237 kbps (upload); microUSB v2.0; DLNA; Wi-Fi hotspot; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth

Data

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth and USB.

Speed

HSDPA 7.2Mbps (HSUPA 5.6Mbps)

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v3.0

Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR

USB

USB V2.0 HS

microUSB v2.0

Primary Camera

8 MP

5 MP 2592х1944 pixels rear camera

Secondary Camera

VGA

VGA (0.3 MP) front camera

Video

720 x 480 @ 30fps

VGA

Camera Features

Zoom, Normal, Panorama, Continuous shot, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night, Sunset, Geo-Tagging, ISO

Autofocus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Touch focus, Image stabilization, 4x digital zoom

Sound Enhancement

Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

xLOUD Experience

Clear Stereo

Audio supported formats

MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, WMA

MP3/ eAAC+/ WMA/ WAV player

Video supported formats

MPEG-4 / H.263 /H.264 / DivX

MP4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player

Battery Capacity

Li-Ion 2460 mAh

Removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery

Stand-by

Up to 800h

2G: 618 hours

3G: 607 hours

Talk time

2G: Up to 570min

3G: Up to 750min

2G: 7 hours 18 min

3G: 5 hours 36 min

Available Colors

Black, White

Black, White, Pink, Gold

Messaging

SMS (threaded view), MMS, G'Talk, Email

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Browser

HTML

HTML5, Adobe Flash

Radio

FM radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS

GPS, A-GPS

GPS with A-GPS support

Java

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Additional Features

  • Exclusive Editable Menu Categorization and Live wallpaper
  • Real-Time Quicktranslator
  • Cross-Tasking QSlide
  • YouTube / Gmail / Google Talk / Google Map / Play Store / Google Search
  • Advanced Quickmemo
  • SNS integration
  • Document editor
  • Organizer
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Predictive text input
  • Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Google Talk
  • Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration)
  • Conference calls
  • SNS integration
  • 50 GB of Cloud storage
  • Document viewer
  • Voice memo/dial
  • Predictive text input

Image Courtesy: lg.com, sonymobile.com

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