Phone Comparison - Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs LG Nexus 5 vs Moto G4

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Motorola
Announced May 2012 October 2013 May 2016
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2013 Available - June 2016
Price - - Rs. 10,499 ($180.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
153 x 76.6 x 7.9 - 9.8 mm
(6.02 x 3.02 x 0.31 - 0.39 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE (regional) LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.8 inches 4.95 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.84% 70.86% 70.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Laser & Phase Detection AutoFocus, f/2.0, 1.3µm Pixels, Pro Mode, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 5 MP, auto-HDR, 84° Wide-Angle Lens [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 HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 17 h -