Samsung Galaxy S II vs LG Optimus 3D

Samsung has recently unveiled the second version of its blockbuster Galaxy S, the Samsung Galaxy S II. We compare the Galaxy S II to another high-end LG device launched recently, the LG Optimus 3D, to see which one stands out with superior features for the users.

Form
LG Optimus 3D - 128.8 x 68 x 11.9 mm, 168g
Samsung Galaxy S II - 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm, 116g

The LG Optimus 3D is a larger, thicker and heavier handset than the Galaxy S II but the extra bulk can probably be forgiven for being a pioneering 3D smartphone and having to cram a little extra tech into it.

Proportions aside it’s a good-looking ‘slab’ overall, though we can’t say we’re exactly fans of the weird 3D-labelled ‘band’ which adorns the back panel of the handset and houses the LG’s dual cameras.

Both phones are large enough to accommodate a decently sized 4.3-inch touchscreen which is a big plus in our book.

The S II remains a far sleeker handset though, with very clean lines and low-profile looks and you’ll have to look pretty hard to find a thinner handset on the market right now.

Winner – Samsung Galaxy S II

Display
Screen size and resolution for these phones is identical, both being 4.3-inch screens at 480 x 800 resolution.

The LG Optimus 3D has, true to form, a 3D LCD capacitive touchscreen with accelerometer and gyro sensors and features an LG 3D UI (user interface).

The Galaxy S II uses a Samsung Super Amoled Plus capacitive touchscreen which uses toughened Gorilla Glass and features multi-touch, accelerometer, gyro, TouchWiz 4.0 UI and Swype text input.

Both screens are bang up-to-date offerings from their respective manufacturers, the only notable differences are that the Samsung has a few bonus features such as the Gorilla Glass and multi-touch, which are nice things to have, also there are benefits in power consumption, colour and brightness from Samsung’s Super Amoled Plus technology.

They may be minor features but they are things the Samsung has which the LG doesn’t, so on that basis we’re going to vote in favour of the Samsung on this round.

Winner – Samsung Galaxy S II

Storage
The Galaxy S II is available with either 16 GB or 32 GB internal storage capacity and 1 GB of RAM, it also accommodates Micro SD cards up to 32 GB. The LG Optimus 3D is left wanting in this area with only 8 GB of internal memory and 512 MB of RAM, though it does have the same Micro SD support.

It seems odd that a handset based around capturing, viewing and, you would think, storing 3D content would have such low internal storage.

The Galaxy S II excels in its comparably vast storage space so this is a round in which Samsung comes out a clear winner.

Winner – Samsung Galaxy S II

Processor
Both handsets are based on the increasingly popular ARM Cortex-A9 1 GHz dual-core processor.

The Samsung uses the Orion chipset and a Mali-400MP graphics processing unit while LG has opted for the TI OMAP4430 chipset and a PowerVR SGX540 graphics processor.

As a result they’re going to be fairly equal in terms of pure power but it’s not surprising the LG has been beefed up when you consider all the extra 3D shenanigans it has to deal with.

Neither phone is the shy retiring type when it comes to churning out processor intensive apps, games and multimedia so we’d happily recommend either for this purpose.

Winner - Draw

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