Phone Comparison - Samsung i897 Captivate vs LG Optimus L3 II E430 vs LG L40

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced June 2010 February 2013 February 2014
Status Available - July 2010 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black and Grey Indigo Black, Titanium silver, White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
102.6 x 61.1 x 11.9 mm
(4.04 x 2.41 x 0.47 in)
109.4 x 59 x 11.9 mm
(4.31 x 2.32 x 0.47 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 200 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 4 GB (1.6 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB -

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen -
Size 4.0 inches 3.2 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (125 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 50.58% 56.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (1.6 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1540 mAh 1700/1540 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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