For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or the LG Optimus G smartphone, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The LG Optimus G comes with a 4.7 inch True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 183 grams. The LG Optimus G comes with 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 147.1 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is equipped with a 1.6 GHz quad core cortex A9 processor and Exynos 4412 Quad chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The LG Optimus G is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9615M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system where as the LG Optimus G comes loaded with the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, which can be upgraded to the Jelly Bean version.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 sports an 8 MP primary camera with features like autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.9 MP. The LG Optimus G also sports an 8 MP primary camera with similar features and the secondary camera on the phone is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 16 hours on 3G. The LG Optimus G comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 10 hours.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $549.95. The LG Optimus G 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $399.95 in Australia.

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