Phone Comparison - HTC Evo 4G LTE vs LG Mach LS860 vs LG Optimus G LS970

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG LG
Announced April 2012 October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - December 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Gray, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
117.9 x 65 x 12.2 mm
(4.64 x 2.56 x 0.48 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 167.8 g (5.89.0.28 oz) 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 800 / 1900 LTE 1900 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 225 Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.76% 59.55% 69.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio N/A No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2000 mAh 1700 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 13 h