Phone Comparison - Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs LG Optimus L9 P769

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC LG
Announced February 2011 September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - April 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White, Pink Blue, Black, Yellow, Red White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
127.8 x 68.8 x 9.1 mm
(5.03 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 119.1 g (4.2.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Exynos chipset Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 225 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.52% 58.04% 63.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash 28mm wide LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [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 HSDPA; HSUPA HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1800 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 710 h (2G)
Up to 610 h (3G)
Up to 672 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 5 h