Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

LG Optimus G LS970
lg optimus g ls970
LG Nexus 4 E960
lg nexus 4 e960
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - Q4 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 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.2
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 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 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory No 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 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 68.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 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, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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 (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
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-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 12 hours (3G)