Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs LG Optimus G E970

Apple iPhone 4S
apple iphone 4s
LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG
Announced October 2011 September 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 10 h