Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs GiONEE ELIFE E5

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Micromax Gionee
Announced January 2011 January 2013 July 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - February 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White Graphite Black, White, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.42 in)
6.85 mm thick
(0.27 in thick)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT6589T
GPU PowerVR SGX530 PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR Series 5XT
RAM 512 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 4 GB storage, 1 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB -

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 64.55% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, BSI Sensor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes Class 12
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 174 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 5 h -