Phone Comparison - LG G3 Beat vs Microsoft Lumia 550 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Microsoft Samsung
Announced July 2014 October 2015 January 2016
Status Available - August 2014 Available - December 2015 Available - February 2016
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silk White, Shine Gold Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
136.1 x 67.8 x 9.9 mm
(5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 141.9 (4.97.0.32) 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 304 Mali-400
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (315 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 64.94% 62.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Laser Auto- focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 480p [Similar] 2 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 HSPA+; LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP 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 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Not Supported

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2540 mAh 2100 mAh 2050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 672 h (2G)
Up to 672 h (3G)
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Talk Time - Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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