Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile vs LG Spectrum

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile vs LG Spectrum across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile and LG Spectrum run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile offers a screen size of 4.52 inches, while LG Spectrum offers 4.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to LG Spectrum's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile and LG Spectrum feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while LG Spectrum offers 1.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile offers a higher battery capacity with 1850 mAh, while LG Spectrum offers 1830 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile better for longer battery life.

Storage: LG Spectrum offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile offers 32 GB, making LG Spectrum the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile

(Discontinued)

LG Spectrum

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

10 Oct, 2011

19 Jan, 2012

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General

Operating System

Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060

Qualcomm

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Graphics (GPU)

N/A	Adreno 220

RAM

1 GB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED Plus

IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.52 inches (11.48 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

206 ppi

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.06 %

59.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Design

Height

129.8 mm

135.4 mm

Width

68.8 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

10.40 mm

Weight

135 grams

141.5 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A	Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1850 mAh

1830 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7 Hours(2G)

Up to 8.3(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A	4G Bands: FD-LTE 700(band 28)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0

Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	Document Viewer/Editor