Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs LG G4 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi LG Samsung
Announced May 2014 April 2015 July 2015
Status Available - May 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 418 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.61% 73.61% 73.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3000 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 375 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (3G) -