LG Optimus L9 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
LG	Samsung
Announced
August 2012	October 2014
Status
Available - November 2012	Available - November 2014
Price
-	Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
White	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm (5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
125 g (4.41 oz)	123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
-	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Type
IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar]	5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]	720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
67.90%	70.85%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]	Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]	-
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar]	2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 64 GB

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar]	5 MP [Similar]

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	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, with A2DP	v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5