Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs LG Optimus GK vs Motorola DROID Maxx

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Motorola
Announced September 2012 April 2013 July 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q2 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Platinum White, Indigo 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)
139.1 x 69.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
137.5 x 71.2 x 8.5 mm
(5.41 x 2.8 x 0.33 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 13
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 320
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True Full HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen with Zerogap Touch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (440 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 71.07% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3100 mAh 3500 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h - Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 48 h