Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG G Vista vs ZTE Zmax

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG ZTE
Announced October 2012 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Metallic Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
152.2 x 79.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.99 x 3.12 x 0.36 in)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 168.1 g (5.93.0.04 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
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 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 74.01% 65.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP 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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3200 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 514 h (3G) Up to 360 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 14 h