Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA

LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
Apple iPhone 4 CDMA
apple iphone 4 cdma
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Apple
Announced August 2012 January 2011
Status Available - September 2012 Available - February 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h