Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 vs LG Optimus Life

Comparing the Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 vs LG Optimus Life across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Both Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 and LG Optimus Life offer the same screen size of 2.8 inches, but Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 features a LCD display compared to LG Optimus Life's TFT, making Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: LG Optimus Life offers a higher rear camera resolution with 3 MP, while Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 offers 2 MP, making LG Optimus Life better for rear camera photography.

Battery: LG Optimus Life offers a higher battery capacity with 1280 mAh, while Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 offers 1200 mAh, making LG Optimus Life better for longer battery life.

Storage: LG Optimus Life offers higher internal storage with 170 GB, while Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5 offers 1 GB, making LG Optimus Life the better option for storage.

Samsung I5500 Galaxy 5

(Discontinued)

LG Optimus Life

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2010

24 Feb, 2011

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.1

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

Performance

Processor

21.1 MHz

N/A

RAM

123 MB

N/A

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Screen Size

2.8 inches (7.11 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px

Pixel Density

143 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

39.12 %

Design

Height

N/A

108 mm

Width

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57.5 mm

Thickness

1 mm

12.20 mm

Weight

21 grams

109 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

3 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A	2048 x 1536 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

4 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

320x240

640x480 @ 15 fps

Battery

Capacity

1200 mAh

1280 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 9.5(2G)

Up to 4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1.12 MB

170 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2.1 GB

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)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

N/A