Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Desire C vs LG Optimus L3 II E430

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC LG
Announced January 2011 May 2012 February 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200
RAM N/A N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.2 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 56.03% 50.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [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, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 4 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1230 mAh 1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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