Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG GX

LG Optimus G E970
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LG GX
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced September 2012 December 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - December 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
150.6 x 76.1 x 9.2 mm
(5.93 x 3 x 0.36 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE, VoLTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS Plus LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 72.59%
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] 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -