Phone Comparison - LG G3 Beat vs Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Sony
Announced July 2014 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - Feburary 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 13,999 ($205.87) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silk White, Shine Gold Black, White, Brown Black, White, Copper, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
141.6 x 70.2 x 7.3 mm
(5.57 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm
(5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E500F, E500H, E500HQ, E500M
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - E500F/DS, E500H/DS, E500M/DS
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 69.20% 67.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [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 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2540 mAh 2400 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 16 h (3G) -