Phone Comparison - LG G3 Beat vs Samsung Galaxy S5 mini Duos vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Nokia
Announced July 2014 August 2014 September 2014
Status Available - August 2014 Available - August 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Silk White, Shine Gold Charcoal Black, Shimmery White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
- 134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) - 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 305 - Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% - 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [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 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 2540 mAh 2100 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 600 h
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)