Samsung Galaxy S3 vs LG Optimus Vu II

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

Here is the summary of the results:

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


Display: LG Optimus Vu II offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 4.8 inches, making LG Optimus Vu II the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG Optimus Vu II's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 and LG Optimus Vu II feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


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


Battery: LG Optimus Vu II offers a higher battery capacity with 2150 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 2100 mAh, making LG Optimus Vu II better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG Optimus Vu II offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 offers 16 GB, making LG Optimus Vu II 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
16 Dec, 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)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
768x1024 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.9 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
2150 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 MSM8930

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP4
Adreno 225

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR2

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

4.8 inches  (12.19 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
768x1024 px (HD)

Pixel Density

306 ppi
256 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.71 %
68.46 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

136.6 mm
132.2 mm

Width

70.6 mm
85.6 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
9.40 mm

Weight

133 grams
159 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

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
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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
2150 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 8.33 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SAR Value

Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.49 W/kg
N/A

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

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Mobile

Sensors

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

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