Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8S vs LG Optimus G LS970

HTC Windows Phone 8S
htc windows phone 8s
LG Optimus G LS970
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG
Announced September 2012 October 2012
Status Released - November 2012 Available - Q4 2012
Colors Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
4G Network - LTE 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.11% 69.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No
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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1700 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 13 h