LG Optimus L9 vs Samsung Google Nexus S

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          LG Samsung
          Announced
          August 2012 December 2010
          Status
          Available - November 2012 Available - December 2010
          Colors
          White Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
          (5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
          123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
          (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
          Weight
          125 g (4.41 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          4 GB 16 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB No

          Display

          Type
          IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          67.90% 58.46%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
          Video
          Yes Yes, WVGA@30fps
          Front Camera
          Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 12 Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

          User Memory

          Internal
          4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB No

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2150 mAh 1500 mAh
          Stand by
          - Up to 713 h (2G)
          Up to 428 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          - Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)

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