LG G3 S vs LG G2 Comparison and Differences

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LG G3 S

LG G3 S

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LG G2

LG G2

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LG G3 S or LG G2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G3 S LG G2
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Release date 2014, July 2013, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm | 5.42 x 5.42 x 2.74 in 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.79 in
Weight 134 g | 4.73 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold Black, White, Red, Gold
Battery 2540 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life 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)
Stand by time - Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD True HD-IPS + LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.2" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.9% 75.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, laser AF -13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 - Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 66 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 130 470
GeekBench 4 Single Core 430 991
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1133 2329
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 667 2158
GeekBench 4 Battery 1173

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D800, D802, VS980, LS980 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS980, LS980
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D802, VS980 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS980, LS980 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D800HSDPA 2100 - LS980 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D801
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D802 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS980 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600) - D801 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - D800LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS980
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 Class 12
Edge Class 12 Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.53 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.55 W/kg (head)     0.43 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
Versions
- 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

- Versions: D800 (AT&T); D802 (Europe); D801 (T-Mobile); D802TA (Australia); D803 (Canada); VS980 (Verizon); LS980 (Sprint)

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