Phone Comparison - Motorola ATRIX 4G vs LG Optimus G E970 vs LG G2

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola LG LG
Announced January 2011 September 2012 August 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - November 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117.8 x 63.5 x 11 mm
(4.64 x 2.5 x 0.43 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (275 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.12% 66.97% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, 1080p (via future update) Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply) 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), 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 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No
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-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1930 mAh 2100 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h -