Screen size
Quick verdict
W10 Alpha leads the measured specs 7-6.
Measured wins
G2
6
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
W10 Alpha
7
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
G2
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
W10 Alpha
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
G2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D800, D802, VS980, LS980, CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS980, LS980
W10 Alpha
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
G2
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D802, VS980, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS980, LS980, HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D800HSDPA 2100 - LS980, HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D801
W10 Alpha
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
G2
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - D802, 4, 13 - VS980, 2, 4, 7 - D801, 1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - D800LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS980
W10 Alpha
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Speed
G2
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
W10 Alpha
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
Announced
G2
2013, August. Released 2013, September
W10 Alpha
2020, February 19. Released 2020, February 19
Status
G2
Discontinued
W10 Alpha
Discontinued
Dimensions
G2
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm (5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
W10 Alpha
147.3 x 71 x 8.9 mm (5.80 x 2.80 x 0.35 in)
Weight
G2
143 g (5.04 oz)
W10 Alpha
170 g (6.00 oz)
Build
G2
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
W10 Alpha
-
SIM
G2
Micro-SIM
W10 Alpha
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
G2
True HD-IPS + LCD
W10 Alpha
IPS LCD
Size
G2
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)
W10 Alpha
5.71 inches, 81.7 cm2 (~78.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
G2
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
W10 Alpha
720 x 1512 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Protection
G2
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
W10 Alpha
-
OS
G2
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
W10 Alpha
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
G2
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
W10 Alpha
Unisoc SC9863A (28 nm)
CPU
G2
Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
W10 Alpha
Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
G2
Adreno 330
W10 Alpha
IMG8322
Card slot
G2
No
W10 Alpha
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
G2
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
W10 Alpha
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
G2
eMMC 4.5
W10 Alpha
eMMC 5.1
Single
G2
13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
W10 Alpha
8 MP, AF
Features
G2
LED flash, HDR
W10 Alpha
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
G2
1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
W10 Alpha
1080p@30fps
Single
G2
2.1 MP
W10 Alpha
8 MP
Video
G2
1080p@30fps
W10 Alpha
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
G2
Yes
W10 Alpha
Yes
3.5mm jack
G2
Yes
W10 Alpha
Yes
Other
G2
24-bit/192kHz audio
W10 Alpha
-
WLAN
G2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
W10 Alpha
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
G2
4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
W10 Alpha
4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
G2
GPS, GLONASS
W10 Alpha
GPS
NFC
G2
Yes
W10 Alpha
No
Infrared port
G2
Yes
W10 Alpha
-
Radio
G2
Stereo FM radio, RDS
W10 Alpha
FM radio
USB
G2
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
W10 Alpha
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
G2
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
W10 Alpha
Accelerometer, proximity
Type
G2
Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
W10 Alpha
Li-Po 3450 mAh
Stand-by
G2
Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)
W10 Alpha
-
Talk time
G2
Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
W10 Alpha
-
Colors
G2
Black, White, Red, Gold
W10 Alpha
Black, Blue
Models
G2
D802, D801, D803, F320K, LS980, D800, F320L, F320S, D802TR
W10 Alpha
LMX210, LMX210LMW, LM-X210LMW
SAR
G2
0.50 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
W10 Alpha
-
SAR EU
G2
0.41 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)
W10 Alpha
-
Price
G2
About 270 EUR
W10 Alpha
About 130 EUR