Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs LG G2

LG Optimus Black P970
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced January 2011 August 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No
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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h -