Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs ZTE Skate vs LG Optimus L5 II E450

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung ZTE LG
Announced February 2011 February 2011 February 2013
Status Available - April 2011 Available - September 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Black Indigo Black, White, Pink, Titan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
125.9 x 67.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.96 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
117.5 x 62.2 x 9.2 mm
(4.63 x 2.45 x 0.36 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 103.3 g (3.63.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset 800MHz 1 GHz, MTK 6575
GPU Mali-400MP PowerVR SGX531
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage N/A 4 GB (1.4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 61.63% 62.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Scene Mode
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1400 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 288 h Up to 642 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h Up to 9 h 54 min