Phone Comparison - LG G3 A vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) vs Samsung Galaxy A7

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2014 August 2014 Expected Announcement - December 2014
Status Coming Soon - August 2014 Available - September 2014 Rumored - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Titanium Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141 x 71.6 x 9.8 mm
(5.55 x 2.82 x 0.39 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in)
Weight 146.8 g (5.15.0.28 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE-A LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.71% 70.43% 72.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash laser autofocus LED flash LED flash
Features 1/3'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 5 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, HSUPA. LTE-A HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No 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 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2160 mAh 1860 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -