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LG G3 vs LG G3 S

2.94 in
5.76 in
LG G3 Mobile Phone
LG G3
2.74 in
5.42 in
LG G3 S Mobile Phone
LG G3 S
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
22
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
37
4.5 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
56 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
56 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 305
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
1 GB

Display

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Screen size5.5 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density538.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

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LG G3 SLG G3 S
Primary resolution2.1 Mpx1.3 Mpx

Storage

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

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LG G3 SLG G3 S
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Steel
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Height5.76 in5.42 in
Width2.94 in2.74 in
Depth0.35 in0.41 in
Weight5.26 oz4.73 oz

Sensors

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

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LG G3 SLG G3 S
FM radioyesyes
IRyesyes

Connectivity

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputSlimPortNo

Cellular

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

LG G3LG G3
LG G3 SLG G3 S
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2540.0 mAh
Standby time565.0 h750.0 h
Talk time19.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging yesno

Pros & Cons

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