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The LG G2 is one of the best deals in the Philippines in the upper price segment. Basically it had better specs then the Samsung Galaxy S4, but LG sold the G2 at a more attractive price. The new LG G3 is launching on 28th May and LG will try to do the same trick again and position themselves vs Samsung. In this review we will compare the LG G3 vs Samsung S5. The LG G3, next to the HTC ONE (M8) will be one of the main competitors for the Samsung Galaxy S5. Meanwhile our local companies like MyPhone and Cherry Mobile attacking Samsung from the Budget Smartphone Site.

LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5

Design

Both smartphones, the S5 and the LG G3 are plastic smartphones. For both spec-packed smartphones, Design is surely not the main selling point. Smartphones like the HTC One (M8) will surely have an edge on LG and Samsung in terms of design.

The LG G3 sports an 5.5 inch screen, which makes the device larger then the S5 in nearly every dimension. The leaked specs show that the G3 G3 is 4mm longer, 2mm wider and 0.8mm thicker.
Apart from the phablet like screen, the design of the LG G3 is pretty average. There is a minimal chance, that there will be a metal rear, but there is a much bigger chance that it will be full plastic like the S5. One Design Change from the S5 is that similar to the LG G2 all buttons will be on the back of the smartphone.

When it comes to design the S5 is in line with the S4, in that ist has a full plastic body. Samsung gave the rear of the S5 a more textured look, to make if look like faux leather but it still looks like plastic. In the media and with fans the design of the S5 did not find too many fans and even the Head of Design from Samsung responsible for the S5 Design had to eventually leave the company.

Winner: Tie. When we judge the LG G3 Vs Galaxy S5 on design, they are fairly equal. Both will surely impress by specs and hardware but not really by design. In the End it will be up to your taste if you like the 5.5 inch tablet dimensions more of the lG smartphone or the more standard 5.1 inches of the Samsung phone.

Galaxy S5 – Plastic, Gorilla Glass 3, 8.1mm thick
LG G3 – Plastic, Gorilla Glass 3, 8.9mm thick

Display and Screen

Galaxy S5 – 5.1-inch Super AMOLED, 1080p
LG G3 – 5.5-inch IPS LCD, QHD

LG created a real innovation for the G3. The new LG smartphone will be the first smartphone ever to utilize an QHD screen, which is similar to four 720 p displays in one. Even though the G3 has an extremely large screen at 5.5 inch, LG achieves to fit in an extreme high pixel density with 534 ppi on the display. The phablet will have an 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution, which is the same resolution as a 27 inch i mac – that is pretty impressive what LG achieves there.

The S5 uses an Super AMOLED Screen. AMOLED Screens tend to have much better black levels compared to even high end LCD displays and the screen quality of the Galaxy S5 is impressive. Samsung offers very beautiful colors and good black levels. Overall the G3 QHD display has higher resolution and pixel density compared to the S5. The S5 has a 1,920 x 1,080 pixels resoltution with a pixel density of 432ppi on the 5.1 inch screen.

Winner: LG G3. Both phones have clearly very high quality displays. The LG G3 has with its 2,560 x 1,440 pixel and a density of 534 ppi a significant advantage on the S5. As well the size of the 5.5 inch screen is much better to view movies or just videochat with your friends. If you like smaller screens the 5.1 inch super AMOLED of the Samsung phone is definitely still on of the best choices in the Philippines.

Galaxy S5 vs LG G3 Hardware and Specs

Galaxy S5 – Snapdragon 801, 2GB RAM
LG G3 – Snapdragon 801, 3GB RAM

Both smartphones use the most powerful mobile processor on the Philippine market available at the moment, the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 with Krait 400 Technology and Adreno 330 GPU.

The LG G3 and S5 Snapdragon 801 are both clocked at an impressive 2.5 Ghz. The Snapdragon is a juiced up version of the Snapdragon 800 used in the LG G2. Using the Krait 400 processor technology the processor is sigificantly faster, more then 30% compared to the 600 series of the Qualcomm Snapdragon series.

Both smartphones use LPDDR3 RAM, which is not only faster but also is good to save battery power. The LG G3 has a full 1 GB more RAM then the S5 though. RAM and virtual memory managment is normally the biggest slow down for Android devices. We can be sure the extra 1 GB of RAM will show signifcantly in benchmarks and every day use.

The battery life on both smartphones is pretty similar with 3000 mAh on the Lg phone vs 2800 mAh on the S5. Like mentioned before the Snapdragon 801 is very power efficient, so in terms of battery life both phones should be roughly equal.

One thing that is not 100 percent confirme yet, is if the LG G3 has expandable memory. The memory of the LG G2 was not expandable, but maybe LG learned from past mistakes.

So far LG announced only a 32 GB version of its new smartphone, which is not a good sign for expandable memory via micro sd, since normally higher spec basic version, have no micro sd. The S5 in comparison comes with 16/32/64 GB of internal memory and is extendable cheaply via micro sd.

Winner: LG G3. While both smartphone come with the same processor, the big advantage of the LG G3 is the extra 1 GB of RAM. The 3GB of Ram will give the G3 a clear edge in performance on the S5 but also on HTC ONE (M8).

Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG G3 – Camera

Galaxy S5 – 16-megapixel ISOCELL, LED flash
LG G3 – 13-megapixel BSI, OIS, LED flash

LG and Samsung have strategically different approaches when it comes to the cameras in their Flagship smartphones. While we can be sure that both phones take very good pictures in easy light conditions, the differences really show with harder conditions.

The Galaxy S5 camera uses an in house innovation by Samsung the, ISOCELL sensor with 16 MP and LED flash.. Samsung promises that the ISOCELL sensor can achieve higher sensitivity levels without increasing levels of image noise. Since the S5 launched in the Philippines already we have seen pictures and are pretty impresses. The S5 definitely has one of the best smartphone cameras on the market.

The LG G3 utilizes a BSI sensor, probably the newest Sony 13 MP sensor including optical image stabilisation. With the optical image stabilisation the user can have longer camera exposures without the risk of blurry pictures. LG just announced another very exciting spec for the LG G3, a laser autofocus system. The laser will detect the depth of the object you want photograph and significantly increase the time between pressing the camera button and taking the picture. The big advantage of using a laser here is much improved speed and precision compared to optical systems. Also the laser will help to improve pictures in low lighting.

Winner: S5. This has been a very close race, especially because the LG G3 has yet to launch. We have seen a lot of examples and have taken pictures with the Galaxy S5 ourselves. The S5 has most definitely on of the best smartphone cameras on the market. In the past LG’s smartphone cameras have not always been elite in its segment, especially compared to the Nokia Lumia series. As well the S5 has a 16:9 ratio sensor while the LG G3 cuts the in the sensor, getting you 9.6 megapixel pictures effectively.

Overall Winner:

LG G3. The main reasons for this decision are the very 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution QHD display with the same resolution as the 27 inch macbook. Also the LG G3 a full 50% more RAM with 3GB compared to the S5 which will definitely make an impact in performance.

The real decision factor for a lot of users will be the pricing though. The real success of the LG G2 was that it launched significantly cheaper then the Galaxy S4 at better performance levels.

LG needs to follow that strategy with the G3 to position themselves against Samsung but also the upcoming iPhone 6. Rumors are that the LG G3 could be a full 7500 PHP cheaper then the S5, which is a lot.

Overall you have two high end smartphones at the top of their class and price will be the most deciding factor for the customers.

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