Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs LG Optimus G E973

Asus Google Nexus 7
asus google nexus 7
LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus LG
Announced June 2012 August 2012
Status Available - July 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 70.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No TBD
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker no yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Video-calling Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 4325 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by 300 h Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 15 h