Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs LG G4

LG Optimus G E973
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced August 2012 April 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 418 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 73.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec.
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB
USB OTG - 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-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 375 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 10 h (3G)