Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Nokia Lumia 820

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia Nokia
Announced August 2012 September 2012 Expected September 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black, Gray, Red, Yellow Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
130.3 x 10.7 x 10.7 mm
(5.13 x 0.42 x 0.42 in)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 900 / 2100 LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225 Adreno 225
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 32 GB storage 8 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 401.28% 62.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio TBD No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, Carl Zeiss optics, 3264 x 2448 pix 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 33 Yes
Edge Yes Class 33 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.1 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, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 17 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)