Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs LG Optimus G E970 vs Apple iPhone 5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Apple
Announced August 2012 September 2012 September 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Black Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 iOS 7.0.1
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 66.97% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - No
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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [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; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2100 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 324 h Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 10 h