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LG Optimus G E970 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
September 2012 June 2014
Status
Available - November 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors
Black Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA / HSDPA
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE-A
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 69.63%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash phase detection auto
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h -
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