Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs LG Optimus GK

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced August 2012 October 2012 April 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2013
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Black Platinum White, Indigo Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 68.18% 71.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2100 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G) -