Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A vs Sony Xperia Z2a vs LG G3 LTE-A

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony LG
Announced June 2014 June 2014 January 2014
Status Available - August 2014 Coming Soon - July 2014 Available - Q3 2014
Colors Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw Black, White, Turquoise Silk White, Shine Gold, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
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Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network TD-SCDMA / HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA / HSDPA
4G Network LTE-A LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE-A
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

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 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 330 Adreno 420
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 69.74% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash phase detection auto LED flash phase detection/lase
Features 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama 1/3' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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, 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
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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