Comparison of Gigabyte GSmart Akta A4 and LG G3 LTE-A smartphones based on their characteristics

Gigabyte GSmart Akta A4

LG G3 LTE-A

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Gigabyte

LG

Phone model

GSmart Akta A4

G3 LTE-A

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

147 mm

146 mm

Body width

73 mm

75 mm

Body thickness

9.6 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

158 g

150 g

Volume

103.02 cm³

97.13 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Blue

• Gray

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Mediatek MT6592

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

CPU clock speed

1400 MHz

2650 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-450MP4

• Adreno 420

GPU clock speed

600 MHz

600 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

4

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

128 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6592M

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

1800

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h

Standby time in GSM networks

250 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

250 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5.5 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

220 ppi

534 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

True HD IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4128 x 3096 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Digital zoom

8 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.127 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Aperture

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

5 Mp

2.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

1932 x 1087 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dolby Digital support

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)