Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Lava Iris 402

	LG Optimus Black P970 ✖	Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) ✖	Lava Iris 402 ✖

General Info
	LG Optimus Black P970 ✖	Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) ✖	Lava Iris 402 ✖


Manufacturer	LG	Samsung	Lava
Announced	January 2011	May 2012	July 2013
Status	Available - May 2011	Available - May 2012	Available - July 2013
Colors	Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown	Blue, White	Crystal White, Grey and Red
Form Factor	Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension	122 x 64 x 9.2 mm (4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)	125.5 x 64.5 x 11.4 mm (4.94 x 2.54 x 0.45 in)
Weight	109 g (3.84 oz)	133 g (4.69 oz)	124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 2100
4G Network	-	LTE (regional)	-
Messaging	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Hardware and OS
OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android OS, v4.2(Jelly Bean)
Processor	1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad	Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572
GPU	PowerVR SGX530	Mali-400MP	Mali-400MP
RAM	512 MB	1 GB	256 MB
Internal Memory	2 GB storage (1 GB user-available)	16/32/64 GB storage	512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB)
External Memory	microSD, up to 32GB	microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB

Display
Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	TFT touchscreen
Colors	16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size	4.0 inches	4.8 inches	4.0 inches
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)	480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio	58.44%	65.84%	56.37%
Multi-Touch
Multimedia
3.5mm Jack
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS	Stereo FM radio with RDS	FM radio with RDS, FM Recording
Games	Yes + downloadable	Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker
Camera
Rear Camera	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels	3.0 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash	LED flash	LED flash	Yes
Features	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection	Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization	Fixed Focus, Face Detection
Video	Yes, 720p@30fps	Yes, 1080p@30fps	Yes
Front Camera	Yes, 2 MP [Similar]	Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]	Yes, VGA [Similar]
Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS	Up to 48 kbps	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Yes
Edge	Up to 237 kbps	Class 12	Yes
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps	HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR	Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go	Yes
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser	HTML, Adobe flash	HTML, Adobe Flash	HTML5

User Memory
Internal	2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM	16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM	512 MB (App Memory - 100 MB, User Memory - 20 MB), 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage	microSD, up to 32GB	microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG	-	Supported	-
Sensors
Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC
Battery
Type	Standard battery, Li-Ion	Standard battery, Li-Ion	Li-Ion Battery
Capacity	1500 mAh	2100 mAh	1500 mAh
Stand by	Up to 375 h	Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G)	Up to 200 h
Talk Time	Up to 6 h	Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G)	Up to 4 h (2G) Up to 2 h 30 min (3G)

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