Galaxy S6 Edge vs LG G3 Comparison: LG G3 Lags Specs-Wise But Has its Own Advantages

The LG G3 is a good option for those who want a phablet with a memory slot, which is absent on newer smartphones like the Galaxy S6 Edge. Here is how the two devices compare.

Design

The LG G3 has a plastic body but with a premium appearance because of its metallic sheen. It also has slim bezels, which improve the look and the feel of the device. As for the S6 Edge, it has a metal frame with Gorilla Glass 4 on its back panel. Its screen has curved edges that flow over the left and right hand side and can be used to display news notifications. Either the right or left curved edge can also be configured to display five important contacts, colors assigned to them and a night clock.

Display

The S6 Edge has a lovely curved screen. However, in terms of size it trails the LG G3, which has an IPS + LCD screen measuring 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 538 pixels per inch. The S6 Edge has a Super AMOLED screen measuring 5.1 inches with a resolution of1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 577 pixels per inch.

Specs

When it comes to hardware, the S6 Edge is miles ahead and faster as it comes with an Exynos 7420 chipset, an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz and four Cortex-A57 cores clocked at 2.1 GHz and a Mali-T760MP8 GPU. The LG G3 was released last year and has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801chipset, a Krait 400 CPU with four cores clocked at 2.5 GHz and an Adreno 330 GPU.

Memory

Samsung opted not to provide the S6 Edge with a memory slot. In terms of RAM, the S6 Edge has 3 GB. The LG G3 has a memory slot, which allows for the addition of 128 GB of external storage. Its 16 GB version has 2 GB RAM while its 32 GB version has 3 GB.

Camera

The camera on the LG G3 is a 13-megapixel version with optical image stabilization. It lags behind the S6 Edge, which has a 16-megapixel version with optical image stabilization as well.

Price

The LG G3 costs $99 with a two-year contract while the S6 Edge with a similar contract costs $299.