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LG G3
U.S. CellularUS990
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-05-27 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.26 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink, Purple and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 190.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 450 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 10 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 548 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than the LG G3, with a 78.8 score against 76.4. Google Pixel 3a's design is noticeably newer, just a little thinner and a bit lighter than the LG G3. Both phones in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Pixel 3a has a newer 11 version while LG G3 has Android 5.0, giving a couple nice extra features.
The LG G3 features just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. LG G3 has a much better looking display than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a just a bit greater pixels amount per display inch.
Google Pixel 3a captures just a bit better pictures and videos than LG G3, because although it has a back facing camera with lesser megapixels resolution and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a lot bigger aperture to take better low-light images and a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
LG G3 has a slightly bigger memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Google Pixel 3a and LG G3 both feature really similar batteries performance.
Google Pixel 3a not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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