Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs HTC Incredible S vs HTC Droid Incredible

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC HTC
Announced August 2012 February 2011 April 2010
Status Available - November 2012 Available - February 2011 Available - April 2010
Colors White Black, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
120 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
117.5 x 58.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.63 x 2.3 x 0.47 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 135.5 g (4.76.0.18 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - North America
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8650 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 205 Adreno 200
RAM 1 GB 768 MB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB 1.1 GB ROM 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 3.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 59.42% 56.75%
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, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Smile Detection, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps No
Edge Class 12 Up to 560 kbps No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1450 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 146 h
Talk Time - Up to 9 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 5 h 15 min