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LG Optimus G LS970 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
October 2012 May 2013
Status
Available - Q4 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
136.7 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight
144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 130.1 g (4.59.0.04 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network
LTE 1900 LTE 700 MHz Class 13 1700 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.01% 72.30%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, 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/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 350 h
Talk Time
Up to 13 h Up to 11 h
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