LG Optimus Life vs Samsung Galaxy R

Comparing the LG Optimus Life vs Samsung Galaxy R across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Samsung Galaxy R offers a screen size of 4.2 inches, while LG Optimus Life offers 2.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy R the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy R features a LCD display compared to LG Optimus Life's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy R the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy R offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while LG Optimus Life offers 3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy R better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy R offers a higher battery capacity with 1650 mAh, while LG Optimus Life offers 1280 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy R better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy R offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while LG Optimus Life offers 170 GB, making Samsung Galaxy R the better option for storage.

LG Optimus Life

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy R

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

24 Feb, 2011

30 Jun, 2011

User Ratings

N/A	3.3/5 (595 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Nvidia Tegra 2

Processor

N/A	Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortext A9

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	NVIDIA GeForce ULP

RAM

N/A

1 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

480x800 px

Pixel Density

143 ppi

222 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

39.12 %

59.83 %

Design

Height

108 mm

125.70 mm

Width

57.5 mm

66.70 mm

Thickness

12.20 mm

9.55 mm

Weight

109 grams

132 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 @ 15 fps

320x240 @ 15

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	1.3 MP Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1280 mAh

1650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4 Hours(2G)

Up to 9.6(3G) / Up to 22.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

170 MB

2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

N/A	Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

N/A	Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) Adobe Flash support Image/video editor