Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC One M8

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG HTC
Announced August 2012 September 2012 March 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - March 2014
Colors White Black Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 3

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 66.97% 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 324 h Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 10 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)