LG GW520 vs Samsung S5560 Marvel

Comparing the LG GW520 vs Samsung S5560 Marvel across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung S5560 Marvel offers a screen size of 3 inches, while LG GW520 offers 2.8 inches, making Samsung S5560 Marvel the larger display of the two. Both LG GW520 and Samsung S5560 Marvel feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Samsung S5560 Marvel offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while LG GW520 offers 3 MP, making Samsung S5560 Marvel better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung S5560 Marvel offers a higher battery capacity with 960 mAh, while LG GW520 offers 950 mAh, making Samsung S5560 Marvel better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung S5560 Marvel offers higher internal storage with 78 GB, while LG GW520 offers 40 GB, making Samsung S5560 Marvel the better option for storage.

LG GW520

(Discontinued)

Samsung S5560 Marvel

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

01 Aug, 2009

10 Nov, 2009

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Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

3 inches (7.62 cm)

Resolution

240x400 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi

155 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

39.35 %

45.78 %

Design

Height

106.9 mm

107.5 mm

Width

53 mm

52 mm

Thickness

15.90 mm

12.90 mm

Weight

125.5 grams

98.1 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30

N/A

Battery

Capacity

950 mAh

960 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

Up to 9.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

40 MB

78 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB

Yes Up to 16 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

No	Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2

Yes v2.1

Multimedia

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 MP4 AAC AAC+ EAAC+ WMA

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV eAAC+ WMA

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Games

incl. motion-based + downloadable

Embedded JAVA games + downloadable

Java

Yes MIDP 2.0

Browser

Yes

Phone Book

1000 entries Photocall

2000 entries Photocall

SMS

threaded view

SMS memory: 200 + SIM

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange

N/A

Other Facilities

LiveSquare visual alerts Threaded Messaging Instant Messaging Document viewer (DOC XLS PPT PDF) Organizer Photo/video editor Voice memo T9

Voice Recorder Embedded Wallpaper Offline Mode Predictive Text Input T9 PC Sync Application Calendar Scheduler To do list Clock Worldtime Alarm Currency converter Converter Calculator Memo book Stop watch Count down timer Caller ID