Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Optimus GK vs Samsung E330S Galaxy S4 LTE-A

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Samsung
Announced October 2011 April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black Platinum White, Indigo Black Arctic Blue, Red Aurora
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE LTE 850 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU No Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB (25 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 71.07% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB (25 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 3100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
- Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 23 h (3G)