Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Apple iPhone 4 vs Huawei Ascend G510

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Apple Huawei
Announced January 2011 June 2010 January 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
134 x 64.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.55 x 0.39 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX530 PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 53.92% 64.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1940 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1420 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 340 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h