Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs LG G3 S vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG Sony
Announced September 2012 July 2014 September 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Metallic Black, Silk White Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
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)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 71.77% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS
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 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 1.3 MP [Similar] 2.2 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 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, 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, 1 GB RAM 16/32 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2540 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h - Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)