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LG G3 Stylus vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Specs, Price Review: Features Comparison - Battle Between 2 Stylus-Equipped Phablets

The LG G3 Stylus, left, versus the Galaxy Note 4. | LG/SAMSUNG

For those who want a phablet with a stylus, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is a good option. But there are other devices that come with a stylus. One of them is the LG G3 Stylus, which is in the mid-range price group.

Design

The LG G3 Stylus has an outstanding design marked by its super slim bezels and metallic finish on its plastic body just like the LG G3, which give it a premium look. The stylus on the device allows for precise typing and drawing and is very much like the version that comes along with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Coming to the Galaxy Note 4, it has a plastic back panel with a fake leather finish. A major difference from its predecessor, the Note 3, is its metal frame.

Display

The Galaxy Note 4 has a 5.7-inch super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 515 pixels per inch. The LG G3 Stylus has an IPS LCD screen measuring 5.5 inches with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and a density of 200 pixels per inch.

Specs

The Note 4 is clearly superior as it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset coupled with a quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 CPU and Adreno 420 GPU. The LG G3 Stylus has a Mediatek MT6582 chipset, quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU and Mali-400MP2 GPU.

Memory

The Note 4 has a memory slot which can be used to add 128 GB of external storage. The slot on the LG G3 Stylus can support up to 32 GB of external storage. As for RAM, the LG G3 Stylus has 1 GB while the Note 3 has 3 GB.

Camera

The rear facing camera on the LG G3 Stylus is a 13 megapixel version while the Note 4 has a 16 megapixel shooter.

Price

The full retail price of the Galaxy Note 4 is $835. It costs $299 with a two-year contract. The full retail price of LG G3 Stylus is around $444.