Comparison of LG Nexus 4 16Gb and Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE smartphones based on their characteristics

LG Nexus 4 16Gb

Samsung Galaxy Nexus LTE

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

LG

Samsung

Phone model

Nexus 4 16Gb

Galaxy Nexus LTE

Year of release

2012

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

134 mm

135 mm

Body width

69 mm

69 mm

Body thickness

9.1 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

139 g

145 g

Volume

83.71 cm³

86.8 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon

• Texas Instruments OMAP 4460

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 320

• PowerVR SGX540

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

384 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

• Texas Instruments OMAP 4 4460

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

2100

1850

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

3 h

Call duration in GSM networks

11 h 54 min

12 h

Standby time in GSM networks

564 h

150 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

15 h

7 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

390 h

150 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.7 in

4.65 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 768 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

318 ppi

316 ppi

Screen technology

True HD IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

8 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX111PQ Exmor R

Samsung S5K4E1G

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.67 x 2.76 mm

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.126 μm

1.38 μm

Crop factor

9.42

9.61

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

1520 x 855 pixels

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX119 Exmor R

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

1.8 x 1.4 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.406 μm

Crop factor

18.97

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 1900 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• DC-HSDPA
• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

3.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Google Talk
• YouTube

• Gmail
• Facebook

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.55 W/kg