Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S III I747 vs LG Optimus G E973

Samsung Galaxy S III I747
samsung galaxy s iii i747
LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG
Announced June 2012 August 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Pebble blue, Marble white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 70.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD TBD
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 15 h