Phone Comparison - LG Esteem MS910 vs LG Connect 4G MS840 vs LG Optimus G E970

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced September 2011 January 2012 September 2012
Status Available - October 2011 Available - February 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 67 x 13 mm
(5.04 x 2.64 x 0.51 in)
117 x 62 x 11.7 mm
(4.61 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 172 g (6.07 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1700 / 2100 LTE 1700 / 2100 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8655 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 220 Adreno 320
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 840 pixels (242 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.35% 61.23% 66.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No Yes
Edge No No Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh 1540 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h Up to 250 h Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 3 h 30 min Up to 4 h 30 min Up to 10 h