Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Micromax Samsung
Announced October 2012 October 2013 March 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Midnight Black, Pristine White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
(5.05 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) - 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Smart Gestures, Blow to Unlock, ifloat -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz PowerVR SGX544 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps) 8 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.52 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 75.51% 64.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio with Recording -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps), 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Standard Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 105 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 7 h Up to 8 h