Samsung SM-G9198 vs. LG Wine Smart specs: Two new Android flip smartphones out this year

Recently, South Korean giant LG Electronics Inc. released its brand new flip smartphone called the LG Wine Smart to the worldwide market. Previously known as the LG Gentle, the phone is expected to be available exclusively for the South Korean market.

Samsung's SM-G9198 flip smartphone Phone Arena

Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. also recently unveiled its own new flip smartphone called the Samsung SM-G9198, which is expected to be available in China as of this time, according to recent reports.

Here's the difference between the two new devices in terms of the specifications and features.

Both flip phones run on the new Android Lollipop 5.1.1.version operating system (OS). While the LG Wine Smart sports a 3.2-inch IPS LCD display screen with a 320 x 480 pixel resolution, the SM-G9198 comes with a dual 3.9-inch Super AMOLED display screens with 1280 x 768 pixel resolution.

What makes Samsung's new flip phone unique are its display screens found on both sides.

Furthermore, as reported by The Next Web, the SM-G9198 features a higher camera quality in comparison with the Wine Smart. Samsung's new flip phone has a powerful 16-megapixel camera on the back and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. As for the LG flip phone, it only has a 3.15-megapixel rear-facing camera and a secondary video graphics array (VGA) camera.

The Samsung flip phone packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, a 2 GB RAM, and 4 GB of internal memory space.  Meanwhile, the LG Wine Smart runs on Quad-core 1.1 GHz processor, only 1 GB of RAM and up to 4 GB built-in memory.

According to GSM Arena, the Samsung SM-G9198 won't make its way outside the Chinese market. Meanwhile, LG News Room reported that the LG Wine Smart is expected to arrive in many European countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Italy, as well as in Japan and other countries. 

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