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, 66.51% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.71% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 75.22% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1334x750px, 326 PPI 2560x1440px, 538 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 801 Apple A8 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
Memory
2GB/16GB 1GB (LPDDR3)/128GB
1GB/16GB
1GB/32GB
1GB/64GB
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.4) 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

Type
2400 mAh, Li - Polymer 1810 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, 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
1080p
Video calling
1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
OIS
Front
13 MP (Autofocus, Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
1.2 MP
Video capture: 720p
2.1 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2 4.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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, 7, 8, 20 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 Bands 3, 7, 20
3G
Bands 5, 8, 1 Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2014 Sep 09, 2014 May 27, 2014
MSRP
$ 849
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