Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG G Vista vs LG G4

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced September 2012 August 2014 April 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Metallic Black Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
152.2 x 79.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.99 x 3.12 x 0.36 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 168.1 g (5.93.0.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 418
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 74.01% 73.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No 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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Class 12
Edge Yes No Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3200 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 514 h (3G) Up to 375 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 10 h (3G)