Phone Comparison - HTC Vivid vs LG Optimus G E970

HTC Vivid
htc vivid
LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG
Announced October 2011 September 2012
Status Available - November 2011 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.8 x 67.1 x 11.2 mm
(5.07 x 2.64 x 0.44 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 176.9 g (6.21.0.32 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8060 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.47% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1620 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 40 min Up to 10 h