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LG G3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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22
4.2 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3.9 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
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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
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 2 GB
  • 3 GB
2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi312.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportnonoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage128GB
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • 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
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Steel
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyes
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
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
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Miracast
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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh1860.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time565.0 h350.0 h390.0 h
Talk time19.0 h11.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging yesyesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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