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Google Nexus 4 Mobile Phone
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LG Optimus G Mobile Phone
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LG Optimus S Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.4Android 2.2Android 4.3
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.5 GHz0.6 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064ABQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7627TI OMAP 4460
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 200PowerVR SGX SGX540
RAM memory2 GB2 GB512 MB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.7 in3.2 in4.65 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1280 x 768 px768 x 1280 px480 x 320 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS LCD
N/A
Super AMOLED
Pixel density318.0 ppi318.0 ppi180.0 ppi316.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
24.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
32 GB
N/A
16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSDNo memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
32GB
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
BlackBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
Material
  • Glass
  • Plastic
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.27 in5.19 in4.23 in5.33 in
Width2.7 in2.71 in2.28 in2.67 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.47 in0.35 in
Weight4.9 oz5.11 oz4.59 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
N/A
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
N/A
Mini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.02.1 EDR3.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Video outputSlimPort
N/A
N/A
MHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • S-GPS
GPSGPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1750.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h411.0 h200.0 h270.0 h
Talk time15.0 h13.0 h5.0 h8.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging yes
N/A
N/A
no

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