Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Motorola DROID RAZR XT912

LG Optimus Black P970
lg optimus black p970
Motorola DROID RAZR XT912
motorola droid razr xt912
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola
Announced January 2011 October 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Available - November 2011
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 )
130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm
(5.15 x 2.71 x 0.28 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 127 g (4.48 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700
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, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 56.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p videos [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 Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 16GB card 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 1780 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 204 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 12 h 30 min