Compare LG Optimus G E970 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 - Pros & Cons


Samsung's latest flagship device Galaxy S4 is undoubtly one of the best phones of 2013. LG's tie up with Google brought Nexus and LG optimus G is sibling of google Nexus 4. It's going to be interesting to see how both the phone stands when we compare them against each other. We will also see the pros and cons of the phones.

Display

Galaxy S4 has a bigger display of 5 inch compared to LG Optimus G E970's display which is of 4.7 inch. The Galaxy S4's display is quite sharper than Optimus G. It is 441 ppi & it has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the other hand, Optimus G's sharpness is just 318 ppi & possess resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels.As far as the protection is considered, both the screens have Corning gorilla glass to protect the screens but the S4 uses latest Gorilla Glass 3.

Samsung clearely gets an edge with it's awesome high definition screen and bigger display.

Design

The Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 measures 136.6 mm lengthwise ,69.8 mm breadth wise and 7.9(5.38 mm in thickness where as The Optimus G measures 130.8 mm lengthwise , 71.6 mm breadth wise and 8.4(5.15 mm in thickness.Samsung Galaxy S4 is a lightweight phone, weighing mere 130 gms, while the LG Optimus G weighs 147.1 gms. Both the cellphones have 3.5 Audio jack to connect headphones.

Processor & Os

Both phones- Galaxy S4 & Optimus G identical Quad-core processor which is the fastest & efficient processor.Galaxy S4's processor comes with a Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset & Optimus G processor comes with a Qualcomm MDM9615M / APQ8064 chipset. Galaxy S4 has the Android OS with version v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).Its competitor,LG Optimus G E970 has the Android OS with version v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This Operating System has already recieved v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update.

Memory

The Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 houses 16/32/64 GB storage internal space and 2 GB RAM.The LG Optimus G has 16 GB capacity and 2 GB RAM.Galaxy S4's memory is expandable up to 64 GB using microSD and LG Optimus G's memory can be increased up to 64 GB using microSD.

Both competitors seems equivalent when it;'s about internal memory.

Camera

Galaxy S4's primary camera quality is certainly better than LG Optimus G's primary camera.LG Optimus G E970 sports primary camera with 8 mega pixel & Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 is loaded with camera of 13 mega pixels.Both the smart phones have auto focus as well as LED flash which comes

Pros and cons

Samsung S4 is a clear winner with it's outstanding display screen. S4 has better camera an and there's no match for it's CPU. Samsung's own UI which offers loads of customization is worth the every penny you pay.


Samsung's latest flagship device Galaxy S4 is undoubtly one of the best phones of 2013. LG's tie up with Google brought Nexus and LG optimus G is sibling of google Nexus 4. It's going to be interesting to see how both the phone stands when we compare them against each other. We will also see the pros and cons of the phones.

Display

Galaxy S4 has a bigger display of 5 inch compared to LG Optimus G E970's display which is of 4.7 inch. The Galaxy S4's display is quite sharper than Optimus G. It is 441 ppi & it has a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the other hand, Optimus G's sharpness is just 318 ppi & possess resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels.As far as the protection is considered, both the screens have Corning gorilla glass to protect the screens but the S4 uses latest Gorilla Glass 3.

Samsung clearely gets an edge with it's awesome high definition screen and bigger display.

Design

The Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 measures 136.6 mm lengthwise ,69.8 mm breadth wise and 7.9(5.38 mm in thickness where as The Optimus G measures 130.8 mm lengthwise , 71.6 mm breadth wise and 8.4(5.15 mm in thickness.Samsung Galaxy S4 is a lightweight phone, weighing mere 130 gms, while the LG Optimus G weighs 147.1 gms. Both the cellphones have 3.5 Audio jack to connect headphones.

Processor & Os

Both phones- Galaxy S4 & Optimus G identical Quad-core processor which is the fastest & efficient processor.Galaxy S4's processor comes with a Exynos 5 Octa 5410 chipset & Optimus G processor comes with a Qualcomm MDM9615M / APQ8064 chipset. Galaxy S4 has the Android OS with version v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).Its competitor,LG Optimus G E970 has the Android OS with version v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This Operating System has already recieved v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update.

Memory

The Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 houses 16/32/64 GB storage internal space and 2 GB RAM.The LG Optimus G has 16 GB capacity and 2 GB RAM.Galaxy S4's memory is expandable up to 64 GB using microSD and LG Optimus G's memory can be increased up to 64 GB using microSD.

Both competitors seems equivalent when it;'s about internal memory.

Camera

Galaxy S4's primary camera quality is certainly better than LG Optimus G's primary camera.LG Optimus G E970 sports primary camera with 8 mega pixel & Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 is loaded with camera of 13 mega pixels.Both the smart phones have auto focus as well as LED flash which comes

Pros and cons

Samsung S4 is a clear winner with it's outstanding display screen. S4 has better camera an and there's no match for it's CPU. Samsung's own UI which offers loads of customization is worth the every penny you pay.

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