Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Apple iPhone 4 vs LG Optimus G E970

general General Info
Manufacturer Apple Apple LG
Announced October 2011 June 2010 September 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2010 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) 		115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) 		130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 		GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS
OS iOS 5 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display
Type LED-backlit IPS TFT LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 53.92% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia
3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera
Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate
GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory
Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh 1420 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)		 Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)		 Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)		 Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)		 Up to 10 h

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