Phone Comparison - Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 vs BlackBerry Q5 vs LG Optimus GJ

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung BlackBerry LG
Announced March 2013 May 2013 May 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors White Frost, Black Mist Black, White, Red Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
120 x 66 x 10.8 mm
(4.72 x 2.6 x 0.43 in)
136.9 x 68.9 x 9.39 mm
(5.39 x 2.71 x 0.37 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 141.2 g (4.97.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10 OS, upgradable to v10.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.99 inches 3.1 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 720 pixels (328 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.15% 39.25% 64.76%
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Auto Focus,
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2180 mAh 2280 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 336 h (3G) Up to 515 h (2G)
Up to 596 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h Up to 12 h 30 min (3G) Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)