LG G3 A vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Comparison and Differences

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LG G3 A

LG G3 A

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alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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LG G3 A or alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G3 A alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
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Release date 2014, August 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 141 x 71.6 x 9.8 mm | 5.55 x 5.55 x 2.82 in 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.01 x 6.01 x 2.96 in
Weight 146.8 g | 5.18 oz 141 g | 4.97 oz
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Colors White, Titanium Black, Sliver, Gold
Battery 2610 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2910 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 532 h (2G) / Up to 628 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.8% 72.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 401 PPI
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, 1/3'', OIS, laser AF -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.1 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2.1 MP 8 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 1208
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1226

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA
-4G - LTE-A
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- DMB TV tuner
Versions
- For Korea Also known as LG G3 A F410S

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