Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E973 vs Nokia Lumia 820 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Nokia LG
Announced August 2012 Expected September 2012 October 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 225 Adreno 320, 400 MHz
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB storage 8/16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.55% 62.04% 68.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss Tessa 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2100 mAh 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 335 h Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 390 hours (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 12 hours (3G)