Samsung Galaxy Note has been a big hit even Samsung didn’t expect that much response from the users. See the big success of what is called as phone + tablet combo, LG has come up with LG Optimus Vu which will compete with Galaxy Note category and with that Galaxy Note is not only the phone under phone + tablet combination. This announcement from LG comes just before the commencement of Mobile World Congress event held in Barcelona.
Here in this article we will compare Galaxy Note with Optimus Vu based on the specifications that we have.
Table of Content
- Processor Comparison
- Display Comparison
- Camera Comparison
- Operating System Comparison
- Connectivity Comparison
- Storage Comparison
- Battery Comparison
- User Interface Comparison
Samsung Galaxy Note – 5.3 inches Super AMOLED HD display
LG Optimus Vu – 5” LCD display with 4:3 aspect ratio
Display screen size is the department where Galaxy Note is separated from LG Optimus Vu. LG for its Optimus Vu has opted for 5 inches LCD display screen with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution providing 4 : 3 aspect ratio. Whereas Galaxy Note is with 3 inches more screen size than Optimus Vu i.e, 5.3 inches Super AMOLED HD display is the specifications of display of Galaxy Note. Both the phone are provided with Gorilla Glass display preventing them from any scratches.
Samsung Galaxy Note – 1.4 Ghz dual core ARM Cortex A9 processor, 1 GB RAM
LG Optimus Vu – 1.5 Ghz dual core Snapdragon processor, 1 GB RAM
Its dual core processor that all the high end smartphones are featuring with and in some months we might also see phones coming out with quad core processor. Galaxy Note is powered with 1.4 Ghz dual core processor by Samsung’s owned ARM Cortex Exynos. It has additional 1 Gb of RAM. LG Optimus Vu will be powered with 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon dual core processor with 1 GB RAM.
Both the phones with dual core processor with similar identical performance.
Samsung Galaxy Note – 16 GB / 32 GB inbuilt memory + micro SD card slot
LG Optimus Vu – 32 GB inbuilt storage + micro SD card slot
Smartphone now can store more than a dozen movies easily. Thanks to development in the memory that smartphones can accommodate atleast 16 GB inbuilt memory. Samsung Galaxy Note comes in choice of 16 Gb and 32 GB inbuilt memory storage options with LG Optimus Vu at 32 GB inbuilt storage. Along with that both the phones have micro SD card slot which can easily support 32 GB of external storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Note – Android 2.3 Gingerbread
LG Optimus Vu – Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Despite the debut of Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 which is the latest processor available since November last year and both the devices are launched just after unveiling of Android 4.0, still none of them comes with Android 4.0 pre installed on it. Of course, the hardware of both the phone are compatible to run the Ice Cream Sandwich with ease and manufacturers of both phones have promised for the Android 4.0 update, we don’t see it coming up until April this year. Either you can’t blame Google or the manufacturer for this and you have to bear with Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system on LG Optimus Vu and Galaxy Note too.
Samsung Galaxy Note – 8 mega pixel rear, 2 mega pixel front
LG Optimus Vu – 8 mega pixel rear, 1.3 mega pixel front
Coming to the camera specifications I would both that splendid camera specifications. LG Optimus Vu is specially designed to compete with Galaxy Note and it has same 8 mega pixel camera on the rear side as that of Galaxy Note used for taking stunning pictures and videos at 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps. Moreover, Galaxy Note comes with autofocus and LED flash to take better picture in low light conditions as well. The features added to Optimus Vu camera are not yet known perfectly, but its clear that it will also have auto focus and LED flash.
Galaxy Note comes with 2 mega pixel front facing camera which can be used for video chat and video calls on the 3G and 4G network, whereas LG Optimus Vu has provided front facing camera with 1.3 mega pixel clarity, which doesn’t make difference.
The Optimus Vu is 4G LTE capable smartphone along with various other features like HSDPA, Wi Fi, WAP, Bluetooth and GPRS for connectivity and internet access. Coming to Galaxy Note it comes with 3G HSDPA connectivity and LTE connectivity for the Galaxy Note variant launched in various parts of the world where LTE is available. Galaxy Note also features Wi Fi, Wi Fi Direct, Wi Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and EDR.
Again, it’s hard to judge a winner in the segment of connectivity too.
Samsung Galaxy Note – 2500 mAh Lithium ion battery
LG Optimus Vu – 2080 mAh Lithium ion battery
It looks like Galaxy Note emerges as the winner in the battery comparison as it comes with 2500 mAh battery powered with Lithium ion material. LG Optimus Vu is with 2080 mAh battery.
Winner : Galaxy Note
Samsung smartphone comes with TouchWiz user interface developed by Samsung Electronics for their Android mobile phones. While LG maintain the stock Android user interface.
Conclusion and Verdict
As of now it’s not that easy to clearly announce a winner among the phone + tablet combo phones, since Optimus Vu’s most of the specifications are on paper, its yet to come out of the covers. But it’s clear that with the launch of Optimus Vu by LG it will intensify the battle in 5 inches phone market segment. Also previously spotted smartphone with 5 inches were Dell Streak 5 and Lenovo LePad S2005 is the another one, both sidelined with no major impact.
As of now users are enjoying Galaxy Note and competition to it will start from March as Optimus Vu will be launched in Korea.
