There are three quad core powered smartphones which is launched recently with HD display screens Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC One X and recently launched LG Optimus 4X HD P880. Each has its own advantages and uniqueness even though all these smartphones runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich and most likely to get updated to latest Android Jelly Bean OS. Here is quick comparisons between these three to how well they perform each other.
Comparison between Samsung Galaxy S3, HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X HD P880:
Dimensions:
- Samsung Galaxy S3:136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm and weighs 133 grams
- HTC One X:134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm and weighs 130 grams
- LG Optimus 4X HD: 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9 mm and weighs 133 grams
As mentioned in the above table, S3 is the slimmest phone in the lot and One X is the lightest phone in the segment.
Display:
- Samsung Galaxy S3: 4.8 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 720*1280(~306) and Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection
- HTC One X:4.7 inch Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with 720*1280 pixel resolution(~312 ppi pixel density) and Cornering Gorilla Glass Protection
- LG Optimus 4X HD:4.7 inch True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with screen resolution of 720*1280(~312 ppi pixel density) and Cornering Gorilla Glass protection
All three phone have almost similar sized display screens. However Samsung Galaxy S3 uses Super AMOLED screen with PenTile matrix. This produces perfect blacks and contrast. Even though screen is not very bright , the reflectivity of the screen is very low. Hence it offers better sunlight legibility.
HTC One X offers very good contrast. However dark blacks are not as good as S3. The sunlight legibility is not as good as AMOLED screens. LG Optimus 4X HD has brightest screens in the segment. However sunlight legibility not good as that of S3 and One X.
Battery:
- Samsung Galaxy S3: Li-Ion 2100 mAh Talk time upto 10 hours and standby time upto 43 hours
- HTC One X:Li-Po 1800 mAh with talk time upto 8 hours and standby time upto 40 hours
- LG Optimus 4X HD:Li-Ion 2150 mAh with talk time upto 8 hours and standby time upto 40 hours
One X and Optimus 4X HD has the advantages of extra low powered core which improves battery power. However as Samsung S3 has more powerful battery, it provides longer battery life.
Processor,GPU and RAM:
- Samsung Galaxy S3: Quad-core 1.4 GHz processor with Exynos 4412 Quad chipset and Mali-400MP GPU;1GB RAM
- HTC One X: Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor with Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset and ULP GeForce GPU;1GB RAM
- LG Optimus 4X HD:Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor with Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset and ULP GeForce GPU;1GB RAM
Technically LG Optimus 4X and HTC One X are more powerful as it has slightly higher clocked processor.
Storage:
- Samsung Galaxy S3: 16/32/64 GB internal storage and expandable memory through microSD card is 64GB
- HTC One X:32GB internal memory and no memory expansion option
- LG Optimus 4X HD:16GB internal memory and expandable memory upto 32GB
Samsung Galaxy S3 offers many internal memory options. However currently only 16GB and 32GB variants are available. 64GB variant is not yet released. HTC one X comes with 32GB internal memory and offers no memory expansion option through microSD card.
Camera:
- Samsung Galaxy S3:8 MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and 1.9MP front facing camera. Camera features Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization.
- HTC One X:8 MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and 1.3MP front facing camera. Camera features are Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
- LG Optimus 4X HD:8 MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash and 1.3MP front facing camera. Camera features Geo-tagging, face and smile detection, touch focus, image stabilization
Price:
- Samsung Galaxy S3: ₹37,999
- HTC One X: ₹36,099
- LG Optimus 4X HD: ₹32,999
Summary: All three Samsung Galaxy SIII, HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X HD are very powerful smartphones with minor changes. As said earlier, even though all these devices runs on Android ICS, each models comes with heavily customized user Interface which gives different user experience.