Phone Comparison - LG K4 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Apple
Announced December 2016 Not announced yet October 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Rumored Available - November 2018
Colors Titan, Black Various Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.76 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
- 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) - 631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - K130E LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
Notification LED No Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Processor Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 304 Mali-T830MP3 Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.50% - 85.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 16 MP 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features AutoFocus, Geotagging, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh)
Capacity 2500 mAh 3300 mAh 9720 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -