Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs LG Optimus G LS970 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto X (2nd gen)

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LG Optimus G LS970

LG Optimus G LS970

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Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) or LG Optimus G LS970 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) LG Optimus G LS970
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Release date 2014, September 2012, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.8 x 72.4 x 10 mm | 5.54 x 5.54 x 2.85 in 131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm | 5.19 x 5.19 x 2.71 in
Weight 144 g | 5.08 oz 144.9 g | 5.11 oz
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Colors Black, White Black
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Talking time - Up to 13 h
Approximate price 320 EUR 480 EUR
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Screen

Technology AMOLED True HD-IPS + LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.7" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 62.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.1% 69.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 768 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 318 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.13µm, AF -13 MP, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 1.3 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Qualcomm APQ8064
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 64 GB (AT&T, T-Mobile) 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 157
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 597

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU, AT&T, Verizon 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
-4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - XT1097 AT&T, XT1095 T-Mobile 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 13(700) - XT1096 (Verizon) 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - India
-2G - CDMA 800 / 1900  
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  
HSDPA 850 / 1900
-4G - LTE band 25(1900)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Dolby mobile
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
- Water resistant

- MP4/H.264/WMV/DviX player
-MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player
-Photo viewer/editor
-Document viewer/editor
-Organizer
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Also known as Motorola Moto X (2014), Motorola Moto X2, Motorola Moto X+1

- For Sprint Also known as LG Eclipse 4G LTE

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