Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Elite LS696 vs LG Optimus G E970

LG Optimus Elite LS696
lg optimus elite ls696
LG Optimus G E970
lg optimus g e970
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced May 2012 September 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors White, Gray Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 117 x 63 x 10 mm
(4.61 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor 800 MHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 GB storage, 4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors TFT capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 49.38% 66.97%
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, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1520 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 10 h