Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs LG Optimus TrueHD LTE P936 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced January 2011 April 2012 August 2015
Status Available - May 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm
(5.27 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3.6 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 220 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 4 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 61.54% 59.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No -
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1830 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 250 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 4 h (3G) -