Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs LG G3 vs LG K10

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced August 2012 May 2014 January 2016
Status Available - November 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - April 2016
Price - - Rs. 10,700 ($157.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White Black, White, Gold White, Indigo, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
146 x 74.8 x 8.8 mm
(5.75 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 , Quad-core 1.2/1.3 GHz; Octa-core 1.14 GHz (LTE model)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz (3G model)
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 330 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1/1.5/2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 76.42% 70.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus
Video Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 3000 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -