Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG Optimus G E970 vs LG Optimus G Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced October 2012 September 2012 February 2013
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black 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)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm
(5.91 x 3 x 0.37in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE
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 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True Curved Glass IPS AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 66.97% 73.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - -
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 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - Up to 324 h -
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 10 h -