Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs HTC Incredible S

LG Optimus L9
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HTC Incredible S
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC
Announced August 2012 February 2011
Status Available - November 2012 Available - February 2011
Colors White Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
120 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 135.5 g (4.76.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 1.1 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 59.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by - Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 20 min (3G)