Samsung Galaxy A3 vs LG G3 (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

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LG G3 (CDMA)

LG G3 (CDMA)

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Samsung Galaxy A3 or LG G3 (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A3 LG G3 (CDMA)
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Release date 2014, October 2014, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm | 5.12 x 5.12 x 2.58 in 146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.94 in
Weight 110.3 g | 3.89 oz 149.7 g | 5.28 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Battery 1900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
Stand by time - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED True HD-IPS + LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 55.8 cm2 82.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 65.5% 75.2%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 245 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF -13 MP, 1/3'', OIS, PDAF & laser AF
Functions LED flash, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide) 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1/1.5 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 82
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 280
GeekBench 4 Single Core 490
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1115
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 811

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - A300F, A300FU 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - A300G 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 17(700) - A300M 
LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - A300YZ
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
-3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
-4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985 
LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS990
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
NFC Yes (LTE model only) Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, recording FM radio (LS990 model)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Dolby mobile
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: A300F with 1 GB RAM; A300FU with 1.5 GB RAM

- Versions: LG G3 VS985 for Verizon LG G3 LS990 for Sprint

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