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LG Optimus G E973 vs Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
August 2012 October 2012
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors
Black White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 oz) 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.55% 59.57%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
TBD FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
2100 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 335 h Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 15 h Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
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