Phone Comparison - LG Optimus G Pro vs Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy S5

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Sony Samsung
Announced February 2013 Available - April 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available April 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.2 x 76.1 x 9.4mm
(5.91 x 3 x 0.37in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type True Curved Glass IPS AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.6 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (400 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.15% 66.67% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3140 mAh 2370 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 390 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 21 h