Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Lenovo A328

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Lenovo
Announced January 2011 March 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown White Frost, Black Mist Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
132 x 68.5 x 11 mm
(5.2 x 2.7 x 0.43 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (Dependent on Country) -
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX530 PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-400MP2
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 72.15% 61.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 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 HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 350 h Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 17 h Up to 21 h