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LG Optimus 2X vs Samsung Galaxy Beam

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
December 2010 February 2012
Status
Available - February 2011 Available - July 2012
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
124 x 64.2 x 12.5 mm
(4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 in)
Weight
139 g (4.9 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.28% 57.32%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, NovaThor U8500 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h Up to 760 h (2G)
Up to 760 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 50 min Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (3G)
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