Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Motorola Moto X vs Samsung Galaxy Light

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2012 August 2013 October 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - October 2013
Colors Black Black, White Dark brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
121.4 x 63 x 10.4 mm
(4.78 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 122.8 g (4.3.0.28 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
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 72.34% 59.67%
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 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB 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
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB
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 Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2200 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 576 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 13 h -