LG G Pro 2 D838 vs LG G3 S Comparison and Differences

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LG G Pro 2 D838

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LG G Pro 2 D838 or LG G3 S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G Pro 2 D838 LG G3 S
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Release date 2014, February 2014, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.22 in 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm | 5.42 x 5.42 x 2.74 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 134 g | 4.73 oz
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Colors Titan, White, Silver, Burgundy Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold
Battery 3200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2540 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology True IPS+ LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.9" in 5" in
Screen area 96.0 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 74.2% 71.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 373 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, OIS, AF -8 MP, laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, dual-video rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.1 MP, Single 1.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2.1 MP 1.3 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop); LG Optimus UI Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139 66
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 452 130
GeekBench 4 Single Core 971 430
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2323 1133
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2292 667

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D837 
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D838
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D837, D838
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - D837 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600) - D838
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D722, D722K (HK) 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D722K (India)
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) - D722 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D722 (Italy) 
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz / 2300 - D722K (HK)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Class 12
Edge Class 12 Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.30 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby mobile
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
Versions
- Versions: LG G Pro 2 F350 LG G Pro 2 D837 for Europe LG G Pro 2 D838 for Asia

- Also known as LG G3 Beat, LG G3 Vigor (AT&T, Sprint) Versions: LG D722 for Europe LG D725 for AT&T LG D728 for China LG D722K for Taiwan, Hong Kong, India LG D724 for CIS

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