Phone Comparison - LG G3 S vs LG G3 A vs LG G3 Screen

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced July 2014 August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - August 2014 Coming Soon - August 2014 Coming Soon - November 2014
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White White, Titanium Black, White
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 x 71.6 x 9.8 mm
(5.55 x 2.82 x 0.39 in)
157.8 x 81.8 x 9.5 mm
(6.21 x 3.22 x 0.37 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 146.8 g (5.15.0.28 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE-A LTE
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, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, LG Nuclun
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 32 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 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 73.71% 74.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash laser autofocus optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR 1/3'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [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 Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA. LTE-A HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat6 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2540 mAh 2160 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -