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LG G3

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005 2, 4, 7, 17 - D851
  2, 4 - N900W8 LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - D850
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852
LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, September 04. Released 2013, September 2014, May. Released 2014, June
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in) 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 Stylus
Display
Type Super AMOLED True HD-IPS + LCD
Size 5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002
Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002
Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000
Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF 13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide) 2.1 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (optional)
Stand-by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel
SAR 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)     0.23 W/kg (head)    
Models SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005 D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K
Price About 420 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327
Basemark X: 11552
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker -31.7 LUFS (Below average) Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 75h Endurance rating 63h

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