Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA vs LG G2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced October 2011 May 2013 August 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - May 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist 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)
136.7 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130.1 g (4.59.0.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 MHz Class 13 1700 / 2100 LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU No Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 72.30% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
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 Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
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, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 350 h -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 11 h -