LG G2 32GB vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Comparing the LG G2 32GB vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG G2 32GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.26 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact runs at 2.2 GHz, making LG G2 32GB the better performer.


Display: LG G2 32GB offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 4.3 inches, making LG G2 32GB the larger display of the two. Both LG G2 32GB and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while LG G2 32GB offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both LG G2 32GB and Sony Xperia Z1 Compact feature a 2.1 MP primary front camera.


Battery: LG G2 32GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 2300 mAh, making LG G2 32GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG G2 32GB offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 16 GB, making LG G2 32GB the better option for storage.


User Rating: LG G2 32GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact has a rating of 4.1.

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LG G2 32GB
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₹25,990
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Summary

Release Date

16 Sep, 2013
21 Feb, 2014
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 800
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.26 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

2.1 MP
2 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.4/5
(717 ratings)
4.1/5
(355 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 16, 2013
(Official)
Feb 21, 2014
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
720x1280 px (HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
342 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.74 %
61.7 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

138.5 mm
127 mm
162.7 mm

Width

70.9 mm
64.9 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

143 grams
137 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP58
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4Back-illuminated sensor BSI
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.027 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5256 x 3944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
Video HDR
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
2300 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 17.50 Hours(3G) / Up to 16.50 Hours(2G)
Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope