Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note vs LG Optimus G E970 vs LG Optimus G Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced September 2011 September 2012 February 2013
Status Released - October 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
(5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm
(5.91 x 3 x 0.37in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True Curved Glass IPS AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (285 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.71% 66.97% 73.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@24~30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 2100 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by Up to 960 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 26 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h -