Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs LG Nexus 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	LG	Samsung
Announced
October 2011	October 2013	October 2014
Status
Available - November 2011	Available - November 2013	Available - November 2014
Price
-	-	Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black	Black, White	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm (5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)	137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)	130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm ( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)	110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 (region specific)	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

OS
Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800	Quad-core 1.2 GHz,
GPU
No	Adreno 330	-
RAM
1 GB	2 GB	1 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB storage	16/32 GB storage	16 GB
External Memory
No	No	microSD, up to 64 GB

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.65 inches	4.95 inches	4.5 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi)	540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.72%	70.86%	65.39%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps	Yes, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP	Yes, 1.3 MP	5 MP

GPRS
Yes	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps	Yes
Edge
Yes	Class 12	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB	Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML	HTML5	HTML5