Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Alcatel One Touch Star

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Alcatel
Announced January 2011 February 2013 February 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
117.9 x 60.8 x 9.7 mm
(4.64 x 2.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010D (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 305 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 8 GB storage 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 59.47% 63.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1430 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)