Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Appeal vs LG Optimus L9

Samsung Galaxy Appeal
samsung galaxy appeal
LG Optimus L9
lg optimus l9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced May 2012 August 2012
Status Available - June 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 57.7 x 14.2 mm
(4.41 x 2.27 x 0.56 in)
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight 114.2 g (4.02.0.07 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors Capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.33% 67.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 1.8 GB ROM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 7 h -