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LG Optimus G E970 vs Samsung Galaxy Star 2

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
September 2012 June 2014
Status
Available - November 2012 Coming soon
Colors
Black Iris Charcoal, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
109.8 x 59.9 x 11.8 mm
(4.32 x 2.36 x 0.46 in)
Weight
147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 107.6 g (3.77.0.21 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors -
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.97% 55.34%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] 1 GHz, SC6815A [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, VGA@24fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 324 h -
Talk Time
Up to 10 h -
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