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LG G3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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4.2 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.7 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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37
4.5 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
56 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
2 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi312.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnononoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Titanium
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
PlasticPlastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.76 in5.21 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.94 in2.58 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.26 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight5.26 oz4.06 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
yes
N/A
IRyesyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
N/A
Miracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time565.0 h350.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Talk time19.0 h11.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging yesyesnoyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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