HTC Desire Eye vs Apple iPhone 6 vs LG G3: specs comparison

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HTC Desire Eye vs Apple iPhone 6 vs LG G3: specs comparison
There's only one thing the HTC Desire Eye, Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and LG G3 all have in common - they are some of this year's most interesting smartphones. Otherwise, they are pretty different. Here's the HTC Desire Eye - if you look at it as a souped-up HTC One (M8) with a larger screen and much better cameras, it makes plenty of sense. But describing it this way would be so prosaic! This is the first all-out "selfie phone" - one that captures your smiling mug in the glory of a full 13MP resolution photo taken through its front camera. You can print a full-size billboard with your face on it!

The Apple iPhone 6 is still the aluminum-clad charmer the iPhone has been since its fourth generation. Only this time, it's grown bigger and meaner - it has a 64-bit processor and a 4.7-inch display which doesn't seem much compared to Desire Eye's 5.2-inch, or the LG G3's 5.5-inch diagonals, but it's still enough screen real estate to excite every iPhone 5/5s upgrader out there.

And what about the LG G3? The South Korean spec monster won't stop rearing its head anytime soon, thanks to its combination of fast hardware, mind-blowingly sharp 5.5-inch QHD display, and efficient, palm-friendly design. Once you see it, you cannot not remember it. It's one of the best Android phones to have come out this year, and a well-deserved breakout success for LG.

Have you chosen a favorite already? Good! Onto the spec showdown...

HTC Desire EYE Apple iPhone 6 LG G3

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
151.7 x 73.8 x 8.5
5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 inches
138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm
5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.43 oz (154.0 g) 4.55 oz (129.0 g) 5.26 oz (149.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water; Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray Black, Gold, Purple, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 4.7-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1334x750px, 326 PPI 2560x1440px, 538 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
66.51 % 65.71 % 75.22 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Apple A8 Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC
Processor
Quad-core
2300 MHz
Dual-core
1400 MHz
Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen.
Quad-core
2500 MHz
Krait 400
GPU
Yes PowerVR GX6450 Adreno 330
RAM
2GB 1GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
16GB 128GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4), HTC Sense UI iOS (12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x) Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2)

Battery

Capacity
2400 mAh 1810 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 28 mm
8 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.5 μm
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Video calling
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
OIS
Front
13 MP (Autofocus, Flash, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 1.2 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 2.1 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2 4.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT) Bands 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800 DD)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM Micro SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 10, 2014
FCC ID value: NM80PFH100
Date approved: Sep 09, 2014
FCC ID value: BCG-E2817A
Date approved: May 30, 2014
FCC ID value: ZNFD855
Measured SAR
Head: 0.61 W/kg
Body: 0.91 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.21 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.91 W/kg
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
Head: 0.21 W/kg
Body: 0.68 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.76 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 849
In The Box
Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2014 Sep 09, 2014 May 27, 2014
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