Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG G3 vs LG G Flex2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced October 2012 May 2014 January 2015
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 26,499 ($389.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Gold Platinum Silver, Flamenco Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.96 x 0.28-0.37 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Self-healing back panel coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Curved P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 76.42% 73.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash laser autofocus
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 13 h - -