Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs ZTE Zmax vs ZTE Zmax 2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG ZTE ZTE
Announced September 2012 September 2014 September 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2015
Price - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,750 ($99.00) [Similarly Priced]
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)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 12(700)
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 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 65.56% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - -
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [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, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3400 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 360 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h -