Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 vs LG Spirit

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced October 2012 Q3 2013 February 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - Q3 2013 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,190 ($120.44) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist / Arctic Blue, Red Aurora Yes
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
133.3 x 66.1 x 9.9 mm
(5.25 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE (LTE model only)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 330 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16/32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB -

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 72.15% 69.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP / 8 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB -
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2600 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 370 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 17 h (3G) -