Phone Comparison - LG G2 Mini LTE vs LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced February 2014 May 2014 June 2014
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Titan Black, Lunar White, Red, Gold Black, White, Gold White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.6 x 66 x 9.8 mm
(5.1 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 121 g (4.27 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.41% 76.42% 65.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Yes FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2440 mAh 3000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -