Galaxy Note has alread created chaos in smartphone market and companies are seeking to get a phone like that, LG seems not to be behind launched Optimus Note. In this article we will compare the two new smart device from the house of LG and Samsung, so on one hand we have LG’s flagship Android Note LG Optimus Note and on the other the latest Galaxy Note Smartphone from Samsung. Both the device are state of art handsets, one is already having its share of success and the other has all the potentials to rule the world in its segment. The LG Optimus Note has a different form factor compared to Samsung’s Galaxy Note. The Optimus Note is a slider with a QWERTY keyboard while the Galaxy Note is a candybar touchscreen phone. Though there are some similarities and some differences, let’s find out which one is superior to the other.
The Samsung Galaxy Note is a phone/ tablet hybrid that doesn’t really sit in any category – we’ve reviewed it as a smartphone simply due to the fact it can make calls, but Samsung is definitely trying to create a new category of device with this 5.3-inch screened behemoth.
LG Optimus Note LU6500 is a Slider phone It′s dimensions are 123MM x 65MM x 12.3MM . The phone operates at frequencies of CDMA 800 / 1900 / CDMA2000 1xEV-DO MHz. The Phone has a Display of 4.0 inches, IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors. This model comes with Camera of , Rear Camera : 5.0 MP Camera (2592×1944 Pixels) with Auto Focus and LED Flash, Front Camera is 0.3 MP, VGA Camera (640×480 Pixels) with , Digital Zoom.
CPU and RAM
The LG Optimus Note has a 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core processor. The RAM in LG Optimus Note is 1GB MB. If we divert our attention towards the other smartphone, the Galaxy Note, we find that this phone has a 1.45 GHz dual core Cortex A9 Processor. As far as the RAM is concerned it has a 1GB RAM.
Memory
The LG Optimus Note has 8GB of onboard storage, but it has memory expansion MicroSD upto 32 GB to offer. As far as the Galaxy note is concerned, it comes in two avatars 16GB/32GB and the memory can be further expanded to 32GB.
Display
The LG Optimus Note has a 4.0 inch IPS LCD display capacitive touch screen, with a 480 x 800 pixels resolution. Display is seamlessly integrated into a one piece body. Now, the Galaxy Note has a 5.3 inch 16M-color Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (800 x 1280 pixels) display to provide better readability.
Now, one handset has IPS LCD screen that provides the user with better touch feel and the other has Super AMOLED with bigger screen. In this section we recommend the user to judge the handsets from the point of view of their liking. Both are good.
Battery
The LG Optimus Note has a Li-Ion 1500mAh battery, till now the standby time and talk time not known. Whereas the Galaxy Note has a 2500mAh Li-ion battery that gives standby time up to 570h on 2G and 390h on 3G and talk time of up to 13h on 2G and 4h and 60m on 3G.
Operating System
Both the smart device The LG Optimus Note and the Galaxy Note comes with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Also Samsung stated that, very soon Galaxy Note will be updated to new Ice Cream sandwich android version. And also LG Optimus Note will also get Ice Cream sandwich android version soon.
Dimensions and Size
The dimension and weight of LG Optimus Note is 123x65x12.3 mm and weight is not known. On the other Hand the Galaxy Note has a dimension of 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm, it is only 178g.
Samsung has stuck firmly to its tried and tested ‘plastic über alles’ approach for the Galaxy Note. The device is light, thin and doesn’t really feel as if it should cost a fortune.
Sure, there are no creaks and the device is fairly robust, but the general feel and aesthetic isn’t something we recommend.
Camera
The LG Optimus Note has an 5.0 MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash the camera can record videos as well and it also has the front camera 0.3 MP, VGA Camera (640×480 Pixels). Now the Galaxy Note, it has an 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash as well as it has a 2MP camera on the front side that enables video chat.
The verdict
Someone, who nurtures a soft corner for the LG handsets, might not like this verdict but the truth has to be told, friends, there is nothing much wrong about the LG Optimus Note but the Galaxy S Note is a very-very tough nut to crack, and in this battle for supremacy it beats the LG Optimus Note hands down. Long live the Galaxy Note and long live its legacy!!
The LG Optimus Note really is a contender for any new user looking to choose a Note. But if you’re looking for the most power and functionality on offer it isn’t able to oblige.