Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs HTC One SV

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG HTC
Announced October 2011 October 2012 November 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
128 x 66.9 x 9.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Europe)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Asia)
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 (Europe)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960
GPU No Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 68.18% 61.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G) -