Phone Comparison - HTC One SC vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 I9150 vs LG Nexus 5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung LG
Announced August 2012 April 2013 October 2013
Status Available - Q4 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Orange White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 66.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
162.6 x 82.4 x 9 mm
(6.4 x 3.24 x 0.35 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, - Dual-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU - - Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB Storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.8 inches 4.95 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.44% 69.15% 70.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS - Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge - Yes Class 12
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB Storage, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2600 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 300 h
Talk Time - - Up to 17 h