Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs Nokia Lumia 830

LG Optimus G LS970
lg optimus g ls970
Nokia Lumia 830
nokia lumia 830
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia
Announced October 2012 September 2014
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar] 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 2100 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)