LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC Desire
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| LG | HTC |
| Announced | |
| September 2012 | February 2010 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2012 | Available - March 2010 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Black, Brown, Silver, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm (5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in) |
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) |
| Weight | |
| 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 | Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] | 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | Adreno 200 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 576 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | N/A |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light | Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | No [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | Yes v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2100 mAh | 1400 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 324 h | Up to 340 h (2G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |