Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs LG Optimus G E970 vs ZTE Zmax

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG ZTE
Announced August 2012 September 2012 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black Black
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)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 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 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

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 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 66.97% 65.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [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, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, 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, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2100 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 324 h Up to 360 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h Up to 14 h