Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs Huawei Mate 9 vs Huawei Nova 2 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Huawei Huawei
Announced May 2014 November 2016 May 2017
Status Available - June 2014 Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price - Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,500 ($425.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black Aurora Blue, Grass Green, Streamer Gold, Obsidian Black, Rose Go
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
(6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.0 EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 659
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-G71 Mali-T830 MP2
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.9 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 77.67% 72.17%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels Dual 12 MP & 20 MP Dual 12 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 20 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes 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, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 3340 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -