Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100

LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100
samsung galaxy note 8.0 n5100
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced August 2012 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 345 g (12.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 64.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 4600 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h -
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 8 h