Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Asus Zenfone 4

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Asus
Announced September 2012 February 2013 January 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 115 g (4.06 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 59.47% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1430 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 10 h