Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Nokia N9

LG Optimus Black P970
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Nokia N9
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia
Announced January 2011 June 2011
Status Available - May 2011 Available - September 2011
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 2.99 cc )
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging 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 MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] PowerVR SGX530 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (251 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 58.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + downloadable Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galax
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch-focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Class 33
Edge Up to 237 kbps Class 33
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps
Browser HTML, Adobe flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited Yes
Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1450 mAh (BV-5JW)
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)