Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia LG LG
Announced Expected September 2012 October 2012 October 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Available - Q4 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 LTE 1900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.2
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 320, 400 MHz
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 32 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 69.01% 68.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No No
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-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1650 mAh 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
- Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 12 hours (3G)