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LG Optimus G E973 vs LG Optimus G LS970

General Info

Manufacturer
LG LG
Announced
August 2012 October 2012
Status
Available - September 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight
145 g (5.11 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 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network
LTE LTE 1900
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.55% 69.01%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 32 GB storage
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB No

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
TBD -
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, 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, 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, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 335 h -
Talk Time
Up to 15 h Up to 13 h
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