Phone Comparison - LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge vs LG Velvet 5G UW

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung LG
Announced May 2014 September 2014 August 2020
Status Available - June 2014 Available - Q4 2014 Coming Soon - August 2020
Colors Black, White, Gold Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Aurora Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
167.2 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.58 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) -
SIM Type - - Pre-installed Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66
5G Network - - 260, 261 mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Curved Edge screen - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 10
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 620
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB ROM 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi) 1080 x 2460 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.42% 72.96% 88.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.9, 29mm (standard), 1/3.06, 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1000/75 Mbps, 5G 2Gbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 9W
Quick Charge 4.0+
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 4300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -