Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Vu vs Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Samsung Google Nexus S

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2012 August 2012 December 2010
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - December 2010
Colors Black, White Titanium Gray, Marble White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.5 x 3.56 x 0.33 in)
151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX540
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.55 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.35% 69.61% 58.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, WVGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3100 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)