Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs LG G3 Beat vs LG G3 LTE-A

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG LG
Announced October 2011 July 2014 January 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White Silk White, Shine Gold Silk White, Shine Gold, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA / HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE-A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 305 Adreno 420
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 71.77% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas 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, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash phase detection/lase
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR 1/3' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [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 HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), 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, 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 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 2540 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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