Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Motorola Moto Maxx vs LG G Flex2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola LG
Announced February 2014 November 2014 January 2015
Status Available April 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,499 ($389.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Black Ballistic Nylon Platinum Silver, Flamenco Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
149.1 x 75.3 x 7.1-9.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.96 x 0.28-0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17) LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
Splash Resistant, Moto Display Self-healing back panel coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Curved P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% - 73.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash laser autofocus
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3900 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -