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Sony Xperia M2

LG Optimus Black P970

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Sony Xperia M2

LG Optimus Black P970

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2303 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2306 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2305
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2303
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2306
Speed HSPA 42.2(D2303, D2306)/21.1(D2305)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, May 2011, January. Released 2011, May
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm (5.5 x 2.80 x 0.34 in) 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm (4.80 x 2.52 x 0.36 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT IPS LCD
Size 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass
  Optimus UI 2.0, Gesture UI 2.0
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 2.2 (Froyo), 2.3.4 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2303, D2306)
Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) (D2305)
TI OMAP 3630
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX530
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM 2GB (1GB user available), 512MB RAM
 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA 2 MP
Video 480p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+ MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
Document viewer
Organizer
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 588 h (2G) / Up to 633 h (3G) Up to 375 h
Talk time Up to 13 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 36 min (3G) Up to 6 h
Music play Up to 58 h 25 min
Misc
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown
SAR 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.77 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)     1.27 W/kg (head)     1.43 W/kg (body)    
Models D2303, D2305, D2306
Price About 170 EUR About 110 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1000:1 (nominal), 1.393 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1161:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 71dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -86.6dB / Crosstalk -88.1dB Noise -64.5dB / Crosstalk -66.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 67h

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