Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol X

LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
Alcatel One Touch Idol X
alcatel one touch idol x
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Alcatel
Announced August 2012 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2013
Colors Black Blue, Black, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes Yes, with 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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h -
Talk Time Up to 15 h -