LG has officially launched the Optimus G in India at a price of Rs. 34,500. However, the phone is already available online for Rs. 30,990. This price and the hardware that powers the Optimus G makes it clear that LG is targeting the Samsung Galaxy S III.

If you look at the table below, you'll see that while there are certain similarities between the LG Optimus G and the Samsung Galaxy S III, there are very clear differences too. The LG Optimus G has better hardware powering it with the Snapdragon S4 Pro platform which outperforms the Exynos 4412 that runs the Galaxy S III.

Graphically too, the Adreno 320 inside the Optimus is capable of better gaming performance than the Mali-400MP. The Optimus G also offers 32GB of internal storage while the Galaxy S III has to make do with 16GB. However, the Samsung does let you use microSD cards up to 64GB while the LG doesn't support external memory.

Models	LG Optimus G	Samsung Galaxy S III
Display Size (inches)	4.7	4.8
Display Resolution (in pixels)	1280x768	1280x720
Processor	Quad-core 1.5GHz	Quad-core 1.4GHz
RAM	2GB	1GB
Internal Storage	32GB	16GB
microSD Support	No	Yes (up to 64GB)
Dimensions (lxbxh)	131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight (in grams)	145	133
Camera (MP)	13	8
OS	Android 4.1.2	Android 4.1.2
GPU	Adreno 320	Mali-400MP
Battery (in mAh)	2100	2100
Price (MOP)	Rs. 30,990	Rs. 29,500