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LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy A9

General Info

Manufacturer
LG Samsung
Announced
May 2014 Expected Announcement - November 2015
Status
Available - June 2014 Rumored - December 2015
Colors
Black, White, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
-
Weight
149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.5 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
76.42% -
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 620 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 510 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB ROM 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Yes FM radio with RDS; recording
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
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/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
- -
Talk Time
- -
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