Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs LG Optimus Vu II F200

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced October 2011 October 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Black Black Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
132.2 x 85.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.2 x 3.37 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) - LTE 800
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU No Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 225
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 68.18% 68.41%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 8 h 20 min