Phone Comparison - LG G3 (CDMA) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

LG G3 (CDMA)
lg g3 (cdma)
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)
samsung galaxy j3 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced July 2014 November 2015
Status Available - July 2014 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint) White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 3 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.19% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio (LS990 model) FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (3G) Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 40 min (3G) Up to 22 h