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4.3 out of 5
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LG Optimus U (U.S. Cellular)Read more
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While we all drool over the current cutting edge in Android phones, the likes of the Atrix and Droid Bionic that were announced as C.E.S., another kind of revolution is happening at the other end of the spectrum. A great example is the LG Optimus U, which debuted on U.S. Cellular last month. The sibling of the Optimus T, Optimus S and Vortex, it’s a capable Froyo phone that's only $30.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 2.2Android 4.3Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
N/A
1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreSingle-coreDual-core10-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7627TI OMAP 4460MediaTek Helio X MT6797
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 320Qualcomm Adreno 200PowerVR SGX SGX540ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory2 GB
N/A
1 GB
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in3.2 in4.65 in5.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 768 px480 x 320 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
N/A
Super AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density318.0 ppi
N/A
316.0 ppi401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportno
N/A
yesno
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesno
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/4"
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx5.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
24.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0 f

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
N/A
16 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesnoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB
N/A
128GB

Dimensions

Height5.27 in4.56 in5.33 in5.94 in
Width2.7 in2.22 in2.67 in2.99 in
Depth0.36 in0.62 in0.35 in0.33 in
Weight4.9 oz5.57 oz4.76 oz6.17 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
noyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.02.1 EDR3.0 HS4.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
N/A
N/A
SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesno
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Video outputSlimPort
N/A
MHLNo
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • S-GPS
GPSA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
yesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ionLithium ionLithium Polymer
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh1500.0 mAh1750.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Standby time390.0 h480.0 h270.0 h
N/A
Talk time15.0 h7.0 h8.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingno
N/A
nono
Wireless charging yes
N/A
nono

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