Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs Apple iPhone 5 vs LG Optimus L9 P769

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple LG
Announced February 2012 September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
127.8 x 68.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.03 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 119.1 g (4.2.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1700 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX 543MP3 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 60.84% 63.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1440 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 225 h Up to 672 h
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h Up to 5 h