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  • LG Optimus L9
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  • Samsung Galaxy Ace
$240
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 3.5G
  • 4.2"
  • 1.4 GHz
Released September, 2011
It's thin and easy to use.
Rated 100% by by Fergie-Mc-Nish (Jan, 2013)
 
$225
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3G
  • 4"
  • Dual core 1 GHz
Announced January, 2012
Beating at the heart of the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is a 1GZ STE U8500 processor which is essentially a dual core ARM cortex A9.
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)
 
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general

Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs Unknown
Announced date Aug, 2011 vs Jan, 2012
Manufacturer's product page www.sonymobile.com vs Unknown
Urls
Product link vs
Release date Sep, 2011 vs Unknown
Brand Sony vs Samsung
Carriers
Vodafone vs
Manufacturer code Unknown vs I9070
Replaced Unknown Unknown
3D images key Unknown vs samsung-galaxy-s-advance
Sortable review score 77.31% vs 79.04%

screen

Type TFT LCD vs Super AMOLED
Size 4.2" vs 4"
Resolution 854 x 480 vs 800 x 480
Touchscreen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Multitouch Yes vs Yes
PPI 233 ppi vs 233 ppi

form factor

Weight 117 g vs 120 g
Thickness 9 mm vs 10 mm
Size 63 x 125 x 9 mm vs 63 x 123 x 10 mm
Numeric keypad None vs None
Keyboard None vs None
Is waterproof No vs No

hardware

Clock speed 1.4 GHz vs 1 GHz
Number of cores Single core vs Dual core
Ram 0.5 GB vs 0.77 GB
Internal storage 1 GB vs 16 GB
Supported card formats
microSD vs

sensors

Has an assisted GPS Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope Yes vs Yes

music

Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm
Supports FM radio Yes vs Yes
Transmits music over FM radio No vs No

photo & video

Camera 8 MP vs 5 MP
Resolution 8 MP vs 5 MP
Flash Yes vs Yes
Secondary camera None vs 1.3 MP
Video format 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps
Video out Micro HDMI vs Unknown

software

Operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Multitasking Yes vs Yes
App store Android Market vs Android Market
Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
Adobe flash support Yes vs No
App store size 850,000 apps vs 850,000 apps

cellular

Generation 3.5G vs 3G
Networks
GSM (0.01 Mb/s) vs
HSDPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
Network latency Unknown vs Unknown

connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11g vs
802.11a vs
802.11b vs
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Supports NFC No vs No
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR vs Bluetooth v3.0

battery

Talk time 450 min vs 440 min
Standby time 27,600 min vs 33,000 min
Capacity 1,500 mA·h vs 1,500 mA·h
Removable Yes vs Yes
Technology Lithium-Ion Polymer vs Lithium-Ion