Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced August 2012 May 2014 January 2015
Status Available - September 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,890 ($85.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Gold White, Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300 (Bands 3, 40)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 330 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 76.42% 59.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio TBD Yes FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 1850 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h - -
Talk Time Up to 15 h - -