Phone Comparison - LG G3 S vs Samsung Galaxy A3 vs LG K8

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced July 2014 October 2014 February 2016
Status Available - August 2014 Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2016
Price - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,180 ($135.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B 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)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
144.6 x 71.5 x 8.7 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.34 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735
GPU Adreno 305 - Mali-T720MP1
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 65.39% 66.53%
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, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 1840 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 720p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Class 12
Edge Class 12 Yes Class 12
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2540 mAh 1900 mAh 2125 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -