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Ranked #1 and #4 in cheapest LG 4G phones
$300
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4G
  • 4.5"
  • Dual core 1.5 GHz
Released January, 2012
Outdoor shots were largely excellent, with crisp edges, filled-in detail, and natural colors.
Rated 83% by by c|net (Jan, 2012)
 
$180
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4G
  • 4.3"
  • 1 GHz
Released May, 2011
The LG Revolution ships with Android 2.2 Froyo, and though the interface doesn't stray too far from the stock Android experience, LG did add a few of its own touches.
Rated 77% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)
 
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general

Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs N/A
Announced date Jan, 2012 vs Jan, 2011
Manufacturer's product page www.lg.com vs Unknown
Urls Unknown Unknown
Release date Jan, 2012 vs May, 2011
Brand LG vs LG
Carriers
Verizon Wireless vs
Manufacturer code VS920 vs Unknown
Replaced
LG Revolution vs
LG Optimus 3D vs
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Sortable review score 67.89% vs 69.23%

screen

Type IPS LCD vs TFT LCD
Size 4.5" vs 4.3"
Resolution 1280 x 720 vs 800 x 480
Touchscreen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Multitouch Yes vs Yes
PPI 326 ppi vs 216 ppi

form factor

Weight 141 g vs 172 g
Thickness 10 mm vs 13 mm
Size 69 x 135 x 10 mm vs 67 x 128 x 13 mm
Numeric keypad None vs None
Keyboard None vs None
Is waterproof No vs No

hardware

Clock speed 1.5 GHz vs 1 GHz
Number of cores Dual core vs Single core
Ram 1 GB vs Unknown
Internal storage 4 GB vs 16 GB
Supported card formats
microSD vs
microSDHC vs

sensors

Has an assisted GPS Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope Yes vs No

music

Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm
Supports FM radio No vs No
Transmits music over FM radio No vs No

photo & video

Camera 8 MP vs 5 MP
Resolution 8 MP vs 5 MP
Flash Yes vs Yes
Secondary camera 1.3 MP vs 1.3 MP
Video format 1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ Unknown
Video out HDMI vs HDMI

software

Operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Multitasking Yes vs Yes
App store Android Market vs Android Market
Browser benchmark Unknown vs 1,276 ms
Adobe flash support Yes vs Yes
App store size 700,000 apps vs 700,000 apps

cellular

Generation 4G vs 4G
Networks
CDMA (0.01 Mb/s) vs
cdma2000 (0.15 Mb/s) vs
LTE (20 Mb/s) vs
1xEV-DO rev. A (3.1 Mb/s) vs
Download speed Unknown vs 9.44 Mb/s
Upload speed Unknown vs 1.93 Mb/s
Network latency Unknown vs 74 ms

connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11a vs
802.11g vs
802.11b vs
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Supports NFC Yes vs No
Bluetooth Bluetooth v3.0 + HS vs Bluetooth v3.0

battery

Talk time 492 min vs 435 min
Standby time 20,880 min vs 20,100 min
Capacity 1,830 mA·h vs 1,500 mA·h
Removable Yes vs Yes
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion