Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs LG V30 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced May 2014 August 2017 August 2017
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2017 Available - August 2017
Price - Rs. 44,900 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Gold Titan Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3mm
(5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29in)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE, LTE-A 4 Band CA LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- MIL-STD-810G certified
- IP68 Dust/Water Resistant
- 32-bit/192kHz Audio
- 24-bit Audio Recording
- B&O Certified Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation
Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.45 GHz Kryo & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 81.12% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels Dual 16 MP + 13 MP 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.9, secondary 120-degree wide angle, Phase Detection autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 33 Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 33 Yes
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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, LTE-A, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -