Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G E970 vs HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Duos I9152

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Samsung
Announced September 2012 November 2012 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Released - November 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Black Black White, 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)
141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.55 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
164.9 x 84.1 x 10.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.31 x 0.4 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9152 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, 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 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 Dual-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.97% 69.20% 66.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA, Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 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
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2020 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 324 h Up to 353 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 40 min -