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LG Optimus 2X vs Apple iPhone 3GS

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Apple
Announced
December 2010 June 2009
Status
Available - February 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors
Black Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight
139 g (4.9 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.28% 50.75%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU
ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

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, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari)

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB No

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 50 min Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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