Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC DROID DNA vs HTC Butterfly

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC HTC
Announced September 2012 November 2012 December 2012
Status Available - November 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - January 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.55 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850/2100 MHz
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 69.20% 68.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash 5 Level LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2020 mAh 2020 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 353 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 40 min -