Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4X HD vs Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Apple iPhone 5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Apple
Announced February 2012 May 2012 September 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Blue, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE (regional) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.1
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor
GPU ULP GeForce Mali-400MP PowerVR G6430
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory Upto 16 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.8 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.74% 65.84% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2100 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 10 h