Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Spectrum vs LG Spectrum II 4G VS930

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced October 2011 January 2012 October 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - January 2012 Released - October 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
135.4 x 68.8 x 10.4 mm
(5.33 x 2.71 x 0.41 in)
134.9 x 68.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.31 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 141.5 g (4.97.0.18 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900,GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 LTE 700 MHz Class 13
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU No Adreno 220 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 4 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 60.06% 66.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1750 mAh 1830 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 348 h Up to 480 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min Up to 10 h