| Nokia Lumia 1020 | LG Optimus Black P970 |
| Manufacture | Nokia | LG |
| Model | Lumia 1020 | Optimus Black P970 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 158 gram | 109.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 | 121.00 x 64.00 x 9.00 |
| Operating System | Windows Phone 8 | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 3.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 41 Megapixel sensor, max 38 or 34 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging, f/2.2, 26mm focal length, Xenon | 8 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Xenon | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 1080p | NA |
| Second Camera | 1.2 megapixel | 2 megapixel |
| Display size | 4.5 inches | 4.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 768 | 480 |
| Display height | 1280 | 800 |
| PPI | 331.72 | 233.24 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 32 GB internal storage | NA |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3 | MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2000 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 384 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 1146 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Internet Explorer 10 | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |