Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs HTC Desire 816 vs LG G3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC LG
Announced November 2013 February 2014 May 2014
Status Available - Q4 2013 Available - March 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Pink Red, Grey, Green, Cyan, White, Black Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
156.6 x 78.7 x 8 mm
(6.17 x 3.1 x 0.31 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - Asia
LTE 800 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 1.5 GB 1.5 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB ROM 16 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive Touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.25 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.61% 67.67% 76.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording - Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 720p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 17 h - -