Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs LG Magna vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Microsoft
Announced May 2014 February 2015 April 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 8,411 ($123.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold Yes Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
139.7 x 69.9 x 10.2 mm
(5.5 x 2.75 x 0.4 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) - 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE (LTE model only) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz or 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 330 - Adreno 302
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 70.44% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2540 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 576 h
Talk Time - - Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)