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LG Esteem
MS910Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA
SCH-i515| Global Score | |
| 54.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 2.3.4, 2.3 | Android 4.2.2, 4.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-09-28 | 2011-11-17 |
| 5.03 x 2.63 x 0.53 inches | 5.33 x 2.67 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.06 ounces | 5.29 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 312 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP4460 chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 5.6 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time | 150 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA is way better than the LG Esteem, having a 66.3 score against 54.5. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA has the newer 4.2.2 version and LG Esteem has Android 2.3.4 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features and performance tweaks. Although the Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA and LG Esteem were released with only 2 months difference, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA is lighter and a lot thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a more vivid display than LG Esteem, because it has a better quantity of pixels per screen inch, a way higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a bit larger display. The Galaxy Nexus CDMA has just a bit better performance than LG Esteem, because it has 512 MB more RAM, a GPU and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
The Galaxy Nexus CDMA features a very superior camera than LG Esteem, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the Galaxy Nexus CDMA also has a way better 1920x1080 video resolution. Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than LG Esteem, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA counts with longer battery performance than LG Esteem, because it has a 23 percent bigger battery size.
Galaxy Nexus CDMA costs the same than LG Esteem.
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