Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs LG Optimus GK

Apple iPhone 5
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LG Optimus GK
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG
Announced September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Black, White Platinum White, Indigo Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 71.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h -