Phone Comparison - LG G2 vs HTC Desire 500 vs Samsung Galaxy Express 2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Samsung
Announced August 2013 July 2013 October 2013
Status Available - September 2013 Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
131.8 x 66.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 134.2 g (4.73.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (Region Dependent) - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense, HTC BlinkFeed Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 Dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 203 -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.78% 59.67% 64.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, 1/3.2' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 1800 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 435 h (2G)
Up to 401 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 17 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 1 min (3G)
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