Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Asus Transformer Prime TF201

LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
Asus Transformer Prime TF201
asus transformer prime tf201
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Asus
Announced August 2012 October 2011
Status Available - September 2012 Available - December 2011
Colors Black Amethyst Gray, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
263 x 180.8 x 8.3 mm
(10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 586 g (20.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA N/A
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , 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, v3.2 (Honeycomb), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ LCD
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 62.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE N/A
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 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (25 Wh)
Capacity 2100 mAh -
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 12 h