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| Global Score | |
| 42.4 | 45.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | LG |
| Symbian 9.2 | Android 2.2 |
| 2008-01-07 | 2010-11-22 |
| 3.89 x 2.08 x 0.82 inches | 4.57 x 2.22 x 0.62 inches |
| 4.51 ounces | 5.39 ounces |
| $ 95.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.8 inches | 3.2 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 143 pixels per inch | 180 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 332 MHz) processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| 3D Graphics HW accelerator GPU | GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.84 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 153,6 MB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.3 | 2.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.20 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.17 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 278 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 337 hours standby time 7.5 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG Optimus M has an overall score of 45.6, which is a little bit better than the Nokia N95 8GB US's general score of 42.4. The LG Optimus M comes with Android 2.2 OS, and Nokia N95 8GB US counts with Symbian 9.2 OS. LG Optimus M's construction is extremely newer and a lot thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Nokia N95 8GB US.
The LG Optimus M features a quite superior hardware performance than Nokia N95 8GB US, and although they both have 1 cpu cores, the LG Optimus M also has a higher amount of RAM memory. LG Optimus M has a bit more vivid screen than Nokia N95 8GB US, because it has a better count of pixels per screen inch, a little bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 480 x 320px.
The Nokia N95 8GB US takes much clearer pictures and videos than LG Optimus M, and although they both have the same 640x480 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Nokia N95 8GB US also has a back camera with a much higher 5 MP resolution. Nokia N95 8GB US has a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than LG Optimus M, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 8 GB internal memory.
The LG Optimus M has better battery duration than Nokia N95 8GB US, because it has 1500mAh of battery capacity instead of 1200mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the LG Optimus M is also a lot cheaper.
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