Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs HTC Desire HD vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Samsung
Announced January 2011 September 2010 May 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2010 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, Brown White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94 mm
(4.91 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9190
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9192 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE - GT-I9195
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 200, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 205 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 1.5 GB; 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 62.90% 66.82%
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
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Class 32 Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1230 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)