Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC Sensation 4G vs LG G2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC LG
Announced September 2012 April 2011 August 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2011 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE (Region Dependent)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS 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) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 220 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 1 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 61.88% 75.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No
USB OTG Supported - 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1520 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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