Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 2X vs Apple iPhone 3GS

LG Optimus 2X
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Apple
Announced December 2010 June 2009
Status Available - February 2011 Available - June 2009
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.28% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 50 min Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)