Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 vs LG G3 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced May 2014 August 2014 July 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - August 2014 Available - July 2014
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold White, Black Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
163.6 x 84.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.44 x 3.34 x 0.34 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
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, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 306 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 71.32% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes FM Radio FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 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 HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, 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, 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
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)