Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs LG Optimus F3 LS720

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung LG
Announced January 2011 May 2012 June 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - May 2012 Coming Soon - June 2013
Colors Black, White Blue, White Purple, Titanium
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
116.1 x 62 x 11.2 mm
(4.57 x 2.44 x 0.44 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400MP -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB (1.24 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 65.84% 63.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2560x1920 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No
Edge No Class 12 No
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB (1.24 GB user available)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 2100 mAh 2460 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 16 h