Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs LG Optimus G E970

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG
Announced June 2009 September 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h