Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced September 2012 June 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013
Colors 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)
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE - Region Dependent
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Pega-Dual +XMM6262 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 64.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 10x Optical Zoom (24-240mm, F3.1-F6.3), Optical Image Stabilization, HDR, SMART Modes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 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 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -