Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs LG G3 Beat vs Samsung Galaxy Avant

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG Samsung
Announced September 2012 July 2014 July 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White Silk White, Shine Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.23 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 136.9 g (4.8.0.32 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 1700 / 2100 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 71.77% 63.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto Focus, Dual-Camera, Dual-Video Call, Geo-Tagging, Shot Modes: Auto, Beauty Face, Panorama, Night, Sound & Shot, Sports
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, HSUPA. LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 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

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 1440 mAh 2540 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - Up to 372 h (3G)
Up to 365 h (4G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 18 h