Phone Comparison - LG X3 vs LG Optimus G E973

LG X3
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LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced Not Officially Announced August 2012
Status Cancelled Available - September 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)
Weight - 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Quad-core 1 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h