Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs LG Optimus One P500

LG Optimus Black P970
lg optimus black p970
LG Optimus One P500
lg optimus one p500
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced January 2011 July 2010
Status Available - May 2011 Available - October 2010
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, wine, titan, blue, silver, purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
113.5 x 59 x 13.3 mm
(4.47 x 2.32 x 0.52 in )
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 129 g (4.55 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 170 MB user available
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 45.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Beauty Shot
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@18fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 170 MB user available, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 700 h (2G)
Up to 550 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)