Difference between LG Optimus L7 II Dual and Samsung Galaxy Grand

Key difference: The LG Optimus L7 II Dual is a mid-segment phone from LG. The phone is a dual SIM phone. The device features a 4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It runs on Android v 4.1.2 (JellyBean), which is backed by 1.0 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon processor and 768 MB of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Grand is a mid-range smartphone that has been launched by the Samsung Corporation. The phone sports a 5-inch capacitive touch screen with a display of 480 x 800 pixels. The phone is cased in polycarbonate plastic and is rectangular in shape with curved edges similar to other Samsung phones. The phone runs on 1.2 GHz Dual-core processor and has 1 GB RAM.

LG Electronics is a business segment of LG Corporation. LG Corporation is the fourth-largest conglomerate in South Korea. It is known for its various products, such as home appliances, TV and Home Entertainment products, computer products, etc. One of these product segments includes mobile phones, namely the LG Optimus series. Some of the newer phones under this brand include LG Optimus G, LG Optimus L5, LG Optimus L7, etc. LG also recently announced the LG Optimus L7 II Dual.

The LG Optimus L7 II Dual is a mid-segment phone from LG. The phone is a dual SIM phone. The device features a 4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It runs on Android v 4.1.2 (JellyBean), which is backed by 1.0 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon processor and 768 MB of RAM. The phone also has Adreno 203 for graphics support. The phone comes with a 2460 mAh Li-Ion battery.

The phone features an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, as well as a secondary VGA camera for video calling and self shots. The primary camera can record videos at 720p resolution with 30fps frame rate, which is quite a decent video resolution. The phone also supports various camera features such as geo-tagging, zoom, Normal shot, Panorama, Continuous shot, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night, Sunset, etc.

Some of the unique features on the phone are the Quick Switch Dual SIM Hot Key, which is a dedicated hot key allowing the user to switch between SIM 1 and SIM 2 with the push of a button. The phone also has a Real-Time Quicktranslator, which allows the user to scan a sign, a menu or anything else and translate it into another language. The feature recognizes 44 languages and translates into 64 languages. The LG Optimus L7 II Dual also has Cross-Tasking QSlide feature, which allows the user to simultaneously run two functions on transparent layer on the phone. The device also has an exterior Quick Button that provides quick access to the user’s favorite features and apps.

Samsung Galaxy Grand is a mid-range smartphone that has been launched by the Samsung Corporation. The phone sports a 5-inch capacitive touch screen with a display of 480 x 800 pixels. The phone is cased in polycarbonate plastic and is rectangular in shape with curved edges similar to other Samsung phones.

The phone runs on 1.2 GHz Dual-core processor and has 1 GB RAM. The phone is dual-SIM, but is also available in single SIM in some countries. The phone runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, with no words on if it can be upgraded to 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.

One worth noting feature of the phone is the Multi Window, which allows users to seamlessly multi-task, without have to minimize one application and run another. The applications run side-by-side, or in this case up and down. The company has a mounted an 8 MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera, par with many smartphones available these days.

The information for the detailed table about the two phones has been taken from the LG website, the Samsung website and GSMArena.com.

 

LG Optimus L7 II Dual

Samsung Galaxy Grand

Launch Date

March 2013

January 2013

Company

LG

Samsung

Size

122.2 x 66.6 x 9.7 mm

143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm

Display

4.3 inch IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

5.0 inches, capacitive touchscreen 16M colors

Screen

WVGA 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density); 16M colors

480 x 800 pixels (~187 ppi pixel density)

Protection

-

Yes

Weight

127g

162 g

2G Network

GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G Network

UMTS 900/1900/2100 MHz

HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only

4G Network

No

HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only

GUI

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI

CPU speed

MSM8225 1.0 GHz Dual-Core

1.2 GHz Dual-core

GPU

Adreno 203

-

OS

Android v4.1.2 JellyBean

Android  4.1.2 Jelly Bean

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon

-

RAM

768MB RAM

1 GB

SIM Size

Dual SIM

Dual SIM

Internal Memory

4GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

microSD, up to 32GB

Up to 64 GB

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Connectivity

Class 12 GPRS, Class 12 EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0, USB V2.0 HS, 3G

GSM 3G, HSPA-PLUS, EDGE/GPRS, HSPA+ 21/5.76Mbps, WI-FI, WI-FI Direct, Bluetooth support.

Data

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB

GPRS, EDGE, WLAN, Bluetooth, USB

Speed

HSDPA 7.2Mbps (HSUPA 5.6Mbps)

HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v3.0

Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR

USB

USB V2.0 HS

microUSB v2.0

Primary Camera

8 MP

8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Secondary Camera

VGA

2 MP

Video

720 x 480 @ 30fps

Yes, 1080p@30fps

Camera Features

Zoom, Normal, Panorama, Continuous shot, Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night, Sunset, Geo-Tagging, ISO

Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization

Sound Enhancement

Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Audio supported formats

MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC-LC, AMR-NB, WMA

MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ AC3/FLAC player

Video supported formats

MPEG-4 / H.263 /H.264 / DivX

MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

Battery Capacity

Li-Ion 2460 mAh

Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery

Available Colors

Black, White

Black, White

Messaging

SMS (threaded view), MMS, G'Talk, Email

SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser

HTML

HTML5

Radio

FM radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS

GPS, A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS

Java

Java via Java MIDP emulator

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Additional Features

  • Exclusive Editable Menu Categorization and Live wallpaper
  • Real-Time Quicktranslator
  • Cross-Tasking QSlide
  • YouTube / Gmail / Google Talk / Google Map / Play Store / Google Search
  • Advanced Quickmemo
  • SNS integration
  • Document editor
  • Organizer
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Predictive text input
  • SNS integration
  • Organizer
  • Image/video editor
  • Document viewer
  • Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
  • YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa
  • Voice memo/dial/commands
  • Predictive text input

Image Courtesy: lg.com, samung.com

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