Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
LG Nexus 4 E960
lg nexus 4 e960
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced August 2012 October 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
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, v4.2
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320, 400 MHz [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 68.18%
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, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.0 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 12 hours (3G)