Phone Comparison - LG Spectrum vs LG Optimus 2X

LG Spectrum
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LG Optimus 2X
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced January 2012 December 2010
Status Available - January 2012 Available - February 2011
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 68.8 x 10.4 mm
(5.33 x 2.71 x 0.41 in)
123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
Weight 141.5 g (4.97.0.18 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.06% 58.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge No Class 12
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1830 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 348 h Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min Up to 7 h 50 min