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LG Optimus G E970

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LG Optimus G E970

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 4, 17 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November 2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm (5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 147.1 g (5.19 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Display
Type True HD-IPS + LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~318 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 LG Optimus UI v3.0
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot), 16 GB included microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 8 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.3 MP 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, S-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV/DviX player
MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player
Photo viewer/editor
Document viewer/editor
ANT+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Li-Po 2100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 324 h
Talk time Up to 10 h Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.67 W/kg (head)     1.22 W/kg (body)     0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 250 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: 1438:1 (nominal) / 1.753:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -81.6dB Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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