Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note III vs LG G Flex vs ZTE Zmax

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG ZTE
Announced Expected Announcement - September 2013 October 2013 September 2014
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - September 2014
Price - - Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Titan Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 - 8.7 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 - 0.34 in)
162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 177 g (6.24 oz) 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 850 / 1800 LTE-A LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Self-healing coating on the back -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 / Exynos 5420 Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Curved P-OLED (Real RGB) TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 75.63% 65.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 3500 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 360 h
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h