Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs Motorola RAZR i XT890 vs Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Samsung
Announced August 2012 September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - October 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors White Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
122.5 x 60.9 x 8.3 mm
(4.82 x 2.4 x 0.33 in)
121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz) 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 1.3GHz, Intel Atom Z2460, Boost to 2GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX 540 @400MHz Mali-400
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Advanced, Edge-To-Edge Screen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 68.41% 59.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps Yes HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 20 h Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)