Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Amazon Fire Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Amazon
Announced September 2012 October 2012 June 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - July 2014
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - 3D Dynamic Perspective UI
- System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.2 Fire OS 3.5.0
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320, 400 MHz Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB storage 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 68.18% 65.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0
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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No No
USB OTG Supported - -

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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 390 hours (3G) Up to 285 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 hours (3G) Up to 22 h