The quad-core LG Optimus 4X HD against the rest: spec comparison

The LG Optimus 4X HD is among the first handsets to get announced with a Tegra 3 quad-core chip, and as much of that sounds like a terrible advantage, we expect a bunch of handsets to get unveiled with equally or even more powerful internals. For the time being, though, the Optimus 4X has that throne solely for itself as in a cold blooded spec comparison it beats the majority of high-end Android handsets with their dual-core chips. The iPhone 4S is also based on the dual-core A5, but it runs iOS making it hard to compare directly, and the same goes for Windows Phone devices like the HTC Titan II, which often run on even older and single-core chips.

Now, the Optimus 4X HD itself is a huge handset - it’s got a gigantic 4.7-inch display, and each of the four cores is clocked at 1.5GHz, more than the 1.4GHz clock speed on the other big Tegra 3 device - the Asus Transformer Prime tablet. Combine these two, and we’re starting to really worry about the battery life. The Optimus 4X HD packs a 2150mAh battery, so hopefully this will be enough to get it through the day, but we’d wait for some real life testing.

With that in mind, here’s how the LG Optimus 4X HD fares against the rest of the competition. Check out the table below and let us know - can the new high-end Optimus be your next phone?

	LG Optimus 4X HD	Samsung GALAXY Nexus	Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX	HTC Titan II	Apple iPhone 4S
platform	Android Ice Cream Sandwich	Android Ice Cream Sandwich	Android Gingerbread (ICS promised)	Windows Phone Mango	iOS 5.0
screen	4.7", 720x1280 IPS	4.65", 720x1280 Super AMOLED	4.3", 540x960 Super AMOLED	4.7", 480x800 Super LCD	3.5", 640x960 IPS LCD
thickness	0.35 inch (8.9mm)	0.35 inch (8.94mm)	0.35 inch (8.99mm)	0.5 inch (13mm)	0.37 inch (9.3 mm)
weight	?	4.76 oz (135 g)	5.11 oz (145 g)	5.2 oz (147 g)	4.9 oz (140 g)
processor	quad-core 1.5GHz Tegra 3	dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4460	dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430	single-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S2	dual-core A5
RAM	1GB	1GB	1GB	512MB	512MB
rear camera	8MP, 1080p video recording	5MP, 1080p video recording	8MP, 1080p video recording	16MP, 720p video recording	8MP, 1080p video recording
front camera	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
memory	16GB, extendible	16GB, 32GB, not extendible	16GB, extendible	16GB, not extendible	16GB, 32GB, 64GB not extendible
connectivity	HSPA+ 21.1Mbps	LTE or HSPA+	LTE	HSPA	3G, 14.4Mbps downlink
battery	2150mAh	1750mAh	12.5 hours on 2G, 3300mAh	1730mAh	8 hours on 3G,  14 hours on 2G