Phone Comparison - Samsung U380 Brightside vs LG Optimus G E970 vs LG L90

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced February 2012 September 2012 February 2014
Status Available - March 2012 Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 60 x 14 mm
(4.37 x 2.36 x 0.55 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
131.6 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.18 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) -
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 -
RAM 128 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 256 MB storage 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.1 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (129 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 44.71% 66.97% 70.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev. 0, up to 153.2 Kbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi No Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Phonebook Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 256 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1000 mAh 2100 mAh 2540 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min Up to 10 h -