Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs LG Optimus 4X HD

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple LG
Announced June 2009 January 2011 February 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - February 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 ULP GeForce
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No No Upto 16 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 53.92% 67.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes No Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No Yes

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)