Apple iPhone 4s vs LG Q9

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  iPhone 4s: 19 g lighter

  iPhone 4s:

  140 g

  Q9:

  159 g

• Width

  iPhone 4s: 13.3 mm narrower

  iPhone 4s:

  58.6 mm

  Q9:

  71.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 4s: 2.6 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 4s:

  3.5 in

  Q9:

  6.1 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 4s:

  Apple A5 (45 nm)

  Q9:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Q9: 1.4 mm thinner

  iPhone 4s:

  9.3 mm

  Q9:

  7.9 mm

• Height

  iPhone 4s: 38 mm shorter

  iPhone 4s:

  115.2 mm

  Q9:

  153.2 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 4s

   Height:

   115.2 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +1.4 mm versus Q9

2. 2. Q9

   Height:

   153.2 mm +38 mm versus iPhone 4s

   Width:

   71.9 mm +13.3 mm versus iPhone 4s

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 4s

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

2. 2. Q9

   Screen diagonal:

   6.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   91.3 cm²

Q9 has approximately 150.4% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4s.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.