Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs Motorola DROID Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo GT-I9300I

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Motorola Samsung
Announced September 2012 July 2013 March 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - August 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black Black, Red, White Black, Blue, Brown, Red, Gray, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
137.5 x 71.2 x 7.2 mm
(5.41 x 2.8 x 0.28 in)
136.6 x 70.75 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 -
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, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, -
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 70.26% 65.70%
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 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 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; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
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 hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2130 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 312 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 28 h Up to 14 h