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LG G3

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
		HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
4G Network		2, 4, 7, 17 - D851
		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	HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, March. Released 2014, April	2014, May. Released 2014, June
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)	146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	149 g (5.26 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Type	Super AMOLED	True HD-IPS + LCD
Size	5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI	Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Exynos 5422 Octa	Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU	Mali-T628 MP6	Adreno 330

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 5.0

Main Camera
Modules	16 MP, 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF	13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, OIS
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP	2.1 MP, f/2.0
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX	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 2.1 TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging	Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)	Wireless (Qi) (optional)
Stand-by		Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 16 h	Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play	Up to 46 h

Misc
Colors	Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White	Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel
SAR	1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)	0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)
Models	SM-G900H	D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K
Price	About 380 EUR	About 300 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327 Basemark X: 11552
Display		Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker		Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality		Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 63h