Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim vs LG K4 vs LG K4 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG LG
Announced March 2014 January 2016 December 2016
Status Available - March 2014 Available - May 2016 Coming Soon - January 2017
Colors Black, White White, Indigo Titan, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
131.9 x 66.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.19 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
144.76 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - K130E
4G Network - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - K130E LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - K130E
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735M Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU - Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, In-cell Touch
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.52 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.00% 63.25% 65.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Yes AutoFocus, Geotagging, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 1940 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - -