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LG Optimus Black P970 vs LG Optimus L9

General Info

Manufacturer
LG LG
Announced
January 2011 August 2012
Status
Available - May 2011 Available - November 2012
Colors
Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
Weight
109 g (3.84 oz) 125 g (4.41 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
58.44% 67.90%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX540 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
1500 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by
Up to 375 h -
Talk Time
Up to 6 h -
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