Phone Comparison - LG G3 S vs Apple iPhone 5

LG G3 S
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Apple
Announced July 2014 September 2012
Status Available - August 2014 Available - September 2012
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm
(5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 134 g (4.73 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 6
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.77% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face & Smile Detection, HDR Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 2540 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by - Up to 225 h
Talk Time - Up to 8 h