Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Lenovo Golden Warrior S8

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Lenovo
Announced October 2012 July 2013 May 2014
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Yellow Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
146 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.75 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 61.80% 69.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 384 h -
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
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