Phone Comparison - LG Connect 4G MS840 vs Samsung Galaxy S III I747 vs LG Motion 4G MS770

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced January 2012 June 2012 August 2012
Status Available - February 2012 Available - July 2012 Available - August 2012
Colors Black Pebble blue, Marble white Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117 x 62 x 11.7 mm
(4.61 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
111 x 61 x 11.7 mm
(4.37 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 LTE 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960L Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.8 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 840 pixels (242 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.23% 65.84% 53.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No TBD No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL EV-DO Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB 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, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1540 mAh 2100 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h Up to 300 h (3G) Up to 290 h
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 5 h 25 min