Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG G4 vs LG G Flex2

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced September 2012 April 2015 January 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - April 2015 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,499 ($389.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey Platinum Silver, Flamenco Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.96 x 0.28-0.37 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Self-healing back panel coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 418 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Curved P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 73.61% 73.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) laser autofocus
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 375 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (3G) -