Comparison of LG G3 32Gb and Samsung Galaxy A50 64Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

LG G3 32Gb

Samsung Galaxy A50 64Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

LG

Samsung

Phone model

G3 32Gb

Galaxy A50 64Gb

Year of release

2014

2019

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

146 mm

159 mm

Body width

75 mm

75 mm

Body thickness

8.9 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

149 g

186 g

Volume

97.13 cm³

91.17 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Gray

• Black
• Blue
• White
• Orange

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801

• Exynos 7 Series 9610

CPU clock speed

2500 MHz

2300 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

10 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 330

• ARM Mali-G72 MP3

GPU clock speed

578 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

3

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

4 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

933 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

128 GB

512 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

• Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 9.0

Battery

Battery capacity

3000

4000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 2 A

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

23 h

Standby time in GSM networks

310 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

13 h

23 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

310 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.5 in

6.4 in

Screen resolution

2560 x 1440 pixels

2340 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

534 ppi

403 ppi

Screen technology

True HD IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

2.167

Screen brightness

400 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

25 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

6667 x 3750 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

Dual LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.127 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Aperture

f/2.4

f/1.7

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.1 Mp

25 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1932 x 1087 pixels

6667 x 3750 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX208

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

2.7 x 1.5 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.406 μm

Crop factor

14.01

Aperture

f/2

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-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

4G

4.5G

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

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

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

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

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz

• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6
• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 12

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB Type-C

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

5.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• DIP
• HFP
• HID
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• PAN
• PBAP

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

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

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

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• 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

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

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

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.38 W/kg

0.27 W/kg