Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG G3 vs Sony Xperia T3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Sony
Announced February 2014 May 2014 June 2014
Status Available April 2014 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Black, White, Gold Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103
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
Heart Rate Sensor
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 76.42% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL 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 (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 h - Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h - Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)