Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G LS970 vs LG Optimus G E973

LG Optimus G LS970
lg optimus g ls970
LG Optimus G E973
lg optimus g e973
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced October 2012 August 2012
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
(5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)
Weight 144.9 g (5.08.0.32 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 1900 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor Qualcomm APQ8064, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (321 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.01% 70.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - TBD
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4320x3240 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes
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
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported -

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 15 h