Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs Samsung Galaxy Camera GC100 vs LG Optimus G E970

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung LG
Announced February 2011 August 2012 September 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm
(5.07 x 2.79 x 0.75 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 305 g (10.76 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
GPU Mali-400MP Mali-400MP Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen Super Clear LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 69.69% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 16 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash 21x optical zoom LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Wide-angle 23mm Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720x480@120fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE (optional) HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited N/A Practically unlimited
Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 168 h Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h