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LG G3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
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4.2 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
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User rating
37
4.5 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
56 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
2 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi312.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnonoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.2 f2.2 f1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesno
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.76 in5.21 in5.59 in5.65 in
Width2.94 in2.58 in2.85 in2.78 in
Depth0.35 in0.26 in0.32 in0.27 in
Weight5.26 oz4.06 oz5.11 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLMHL

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
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Miracast
N/A
CDMA frequences
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
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time565.0 h350.0 h390.0 h
N/A
Talk time19.0 h11.0 h21.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesyesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge

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