Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs LG Optimus G LS970

Nokia Lumia 820
nokia lumia 820
LG Optimus G LS970
lg optimus g ls970
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG
Announced Expected September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 69.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa [Similar] 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 13 h