Samsung Galaxy S3 vs LG Optimus G LS970

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 vs LG Optimus G LS970 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG Optimus G LS970 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy S3 runs at 1.4 GHz, making LG Optimus G LS970 the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while LG Optimus G LS970 offers 4.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG Optimus G LS970's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: LG Optimus G LS970 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 8 MP, making LG Optimus G LS970 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and LG Optimus G LS970 feature a 1.9 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and LG Optimus G LS970 offer the same 2100 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: LG Optimus G LS970 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making LG Optimus G LS970 the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy S3
₹26,065
(Discontinued)
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

29 May, 2012
11 Nov, 2012

Performance

Samsung Exynos 4
Snapdragon S4 Plus
Quad Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
768x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
2100 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(2,761 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
Optimus UI

Performance

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Processor

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 320

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
DDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
768x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi
318 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
69.12 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm
131.9 mm

Width

70.6 mm
68.9 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
8.50 mm

Weight

133 grams
144.9 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4320 x 3240 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
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Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
f/2.6 Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
2100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 13 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1900(band 25)

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
Yesvia microUSB

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope