Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC Desire

LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC
Announced September 2012 February 2010
Status Available - November 2012 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)