Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG G4 vs Motorola Moto G 4G (Gen 2)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Motorola
Announced September 2012 April 2015 January 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2015 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey Black, Black/Lemon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
141.5 x 70.7 x 11 mm
(5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 155 g (5.47 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 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE 2600 (Band 7)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 418 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 73.61% 68.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 2390 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 375 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (3G) -