Phone Comparison - HTC Evo 4G LTE vs LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC Sensation 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG HTC
Announced April 2012 September 2012 April 2011
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - June 2011
Colors Gray, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.8 x 68.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
4G Network LTE 800 / 1900 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 220
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 1 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.76% 66.97% 61.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio N/A - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge No Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2100 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)