Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs LG G3 vs Sony Xperia C3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG Sony
Announced October 2011 May 2014 July 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - June 2014 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Gold Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
156.2 x 78.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.15 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 76.42% 67.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Yes FM radio with RDS
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 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 support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- Up to 1040 h (2G)
Up to 1000 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)