HTC One X vs. LG Optimus 4X HD
December 10, 2012
Design and Display
The LG Optimus 4X HD is rocking a 4.7 inch True HD IPS display with 1280 × 720 pixel resolution. LG is promising the “best viewing experience with high resolution, clarity and no shape or color distortion.”
Despite the size of its display, the Optimus 4X HD is surprisingly super slim at 8.9 millimeter in thickness.
Similarly, the HTC One X boasts a similar 1280 × 720 pixel resolution with its own Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen. It has the same display as LG’s phone, at 4.7 inch. The phone has dimensions of 134.4 x 69.9 x 8.9 millimeter, which means that it will be just as super slim as the LG Optimus 4X HD. It weighs about 130g.
Storage
The LG Optimus 4X HD has an internal memory of 16GB and 1GB of DDR2 RAM. It also has a microSD card slot and allows you to expand memory up to 32GB.
The HTC One X on the other hand is packing more internal memory at 32GB. Unfortunately, it seems that the One X doesn’t have a card slot and can't be expandable. The HTC One X also packs 1GB RAM.
Camera
Both phones appear to be equally matched as they're both equipped with an 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera.
Processor and Operating System
The LG Optimus 4X HD is equipped with Nvidia’s powerful 1.5GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor with 4-Plus-1 technology. Out of the box, it is powered by Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).
Sources say that the Optimus 4X HD also have a fifth “companion core for less intensive tasks like music playback and standby mode.” The concept is to keep all of the power of the four main cores until when it is actually needed. It also has a GeForce GPU.
Not to be beaten, the HTC One X also packs with a 1.5GHz quad-core chipset with four high performance CPU cores. Just like the Optimus 4X HD, it runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. It would not be an HTC phone without HTC Sense 4.0, which has been a “streamlined”, in HTC’s word.
HTC Sense 4.0 seems to be nippy and lightweight, with minimal transitions and elegant 3D effects. Also HTC has picked up on the Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and the GeForce GPU.
Battery
The LG Optimus 4X HD is equipped with a 2100 mAh battery while the HTC One X is packing a less powerful 1800 mAh.
Verdict
These phones seem equally matched in terms of the gear they pack inside as well as their attractive displays. The one thing that truly sets them apart is the HTC One X’s lack of a card slot which means that you’ve got to make do with the 32GB internal memory it comes with.
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