Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs LG G2 Mini LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG LG
Announced October 2011 October 2012 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White Black Titan Black, Lunar White, Red, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
129.6 x 66 x 9.8 mm
(5.1 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 68.18% 71.41%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [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, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2100 mAh 2440 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G) -