Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Vu vs LG Optimus G E970

LG Optimus Vu
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LG Optimus G E970
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced August 2012 September 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.5 x 3.56 x 0.33 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (256 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.35% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features 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
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
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
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h