New LG Nitro and LG Optimus LTE- 4G Android Smartphones race

Who needs 3G, when we have a bit faster 4G internet connectivity, thanks to the LTE Technology, as LTE handsets make it big in the market. LG is in the forefront, with LTE integrated power packed smartphones. LG Smartphones are very appealing to gadget buffs, with designs which are both sleek and classy. The same would be the public opinion for the two new LTE Trump cards of LG – LG Nitro and LG Optimus 4G LTE.

LG Nitro also known as LG P930 and 4G LTE are two GSM smartphones, with high end specifications. Apart from being classy lookers, Nitro HD and 4G LTE equips powerful hardware which makes them very good performers as well.

DISTUINGUISED FEATURES of LG NITRO HD & LG OPTIMUS 4G LTE

Category

Availability

Availability

DISPLAY

Type

AH-IPS LCD Capacitive multitouch

HD-IPS LCD Capacitive multitouch

Size

4.5 inches; 720 x 1280 pixels

4.5 inches; 720 x 1280 pixels

CAMERA

Rear

8 MP, 3264 x 2448; LED Flash, autofocus

8 MP, 3264 x 2448; LED Flash, autofocus

Front

Yes

Yes; 1.3 MP

Video

Yes; 1080p full HD video recording

Yes; 1080p full HD video recording

STORAGE CAPACITY

Phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Call records

Unlimited

Unlimited

Internal

4 GB Storage; 1 GB RAM

2 GB Storage; 1 GB RAM

External

16 GB included

8 GB included

Card slot

microSD

microSD

Memory expandability

Yes; Up to 32 GB

Yes; Up to 32 GB

DATA MANAGEMENT

GPRS

Yes

Yes

EDGE

Yes

Yes

3G

HSDPA, 21 Mbps; LTE; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

Same

WLAN

802.11 b/g/n, Direct, DLNA, Hotspot

Same

Bluetooth

Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, HS

Bluetooth v3.0 with A3DP, EDR

Infrared Port

N/A

N/A

USB

MicroUSB v2.0

Same

GPS FACILITY

Yes; with A-GPS

Yes; with A-GPS

GENERAL FEATURES

Category

Availability

Availability

NETWORK SUPPORTS

2G Network

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

GSM 850/900/1800/1900

3G Network

HSDPA 850/1900/2100

HSDPA 850/1900/2100

4G Network

LTE 700

LTE 700/1700

ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES

3.5 mm jack

Yes

Yes

Audio Player

MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ Player

MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player

Video Player

MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player

Games

Yes

Yes

FM Radio

Stereo FM with RDS

No

POWER MANAGEMENT

Battery Type

Standard Li ion 1830 mAh

Standard Li ion

Stand By

Up to 252 hours (3G)

Up to 252 hours (3G)

Talk Time

Up to 3 hours (3G)

Up to 3 hours (3G)

SIZE

Dimension

133.9 x 67.8 x 10.4 mm

133.9 x 67.9 x 10.5 mm

Weight

127 grams

135 grams

Operating system

Android v2.3.5 Gingerbread

Android v2.3 Gingerbread

OS Update

Planned upgrade to Android v4.0 ICS

Planned upgrade to Android v4.0 ICS

CPU

Dual core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor

Dual Core 1.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 220

Unrevealed

Browser

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

HTML, Adobe Flash

Apparently, these handsets are almost same, more like twins, with slight differences in dimensions and weight. The price details for LG Nitro HD and LG Optimus 4G LTE in India are not yet revealed.