When the Samsung Galaxy Note was released to the market in 2011, it did make a very good impression because of its great specifications, even better that its closes rival which was launched the following year. The Optimus Vu is known as LG’s first attempt to offer a phablet which didn’t have significant cons yet it looked like this device hasn’t made such a huge impact to the smartphone buyers.
Comparing Displays and Sizes
As far this arena is concerned, it’s the Samsung’s Note which is the clear winner with 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display supporting a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. LG, on the other hand, comes in a 5-inch HD-IPS LCD display, a resolution of 768 x 1024 pixels.
The pixel density of Samsung Galaxy Note is 285 ppi while that of LG Optimus Vu is 256 ppi. If there’s anything that these two devices have in common is that they have Corning Gorilla Glass protection that prevents their screens from being scratched. Dimensions-wise, the Galaxy Note is thicker, narrower, taller and lighter than its rival.
Cameras and Batteries
As far as the cameras battle is concerned, there’s a very tight competition between these two phones as they are both offer stunning pictures because of their 8MP rear cameras with LED flash, autofocus, Geo tagging, image stabilization and face detection. It’s just that Samsung Galaxy Note still emerges as the one that got the edge over the other device because its maximum supported resolution is 3264 x 448 pixels and video recording capability set for 1080p@30fps. Also, it’s the only one which is able to record videos in HD. The rival LG Optimus Vu doesn’t have anything to say, but just accept is defeat since its camera isn’t that great compared to that of Samsung Note. Its shooter for video calling is 1.3MP only while the other device’s is 2MP.
On the batteries section, it’s the Samsung Note that wins over the other phone again. The reason why this is doesn’t only refer to its replaceable battery but the battery’s bigger capacity which is 2500 mAh. With this battery, the user will be able to talk 13 hours on the phone for 3G connection and 26 hours for 2G. The LG Optimus Vu doesn’t have a removable battery but an attached to the back Li-Ion 2080 battery allowing the user to use it for 6 hours of talk time.
Based on the specs comparison above, there’s no arguing that it’s the Samsung Galaxy Note that wins over the other. If anything, what drive customers to buy the Optimus Vu phone is its price, which starts at $227 because the Samsung Note device is quite expensive compared to it-the price starts at $400.