Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs ZTE Nubia Z9 mini vs Xiaomi Redmi 2A

general General Info

Manufacturer LG ZTE Xiaomi
Announced January 2011 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - May 2011 Available - April 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 16,999 ($249.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Pink, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
141.3 x 69.8 x 8.2 mm
(5.56 x 2.75 x 0.32 in)
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Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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 Nubia UI 2.8, Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, LCI L1860C
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 405 Mali-T628 MP4
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 69.75% -
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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 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, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/2.2 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, BSI Sensor, Omnivision sensor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2900 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 750 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 43 h (3G) -