Screen size
G3 S5.0"
W10 AlphaWinner: 5.7"+12%
Quick verdict
W10 Alpha leads the measured specs 9-3.
Measured wins
G3 S
3
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
W10 Alpha
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
G3 S
GSM / HSPA / LTE
W10 Alpha
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
G3 S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
W10 Alpha
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
G3 S
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D722, D722K (HK), HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D722K (India)
W10 Alpha
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G bands
G3 S
3, 7, 20 - D722, 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - D722 (Italy), LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 MHz / 2300 - D722K (HK)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
W10 Alpha
1, 3, 5, 8, 40, 41
Speed
G3 S
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
W10 Alpha
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
Announced
G3 S
2014, July. Released 2014, August
W10 Alpha
2020, February 19. Released 2020, February 19
Status
G3 S
Discontinued
W10 Alpha
Discontinued
Dimensions
G3 S
137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3 mm (5.42 x 2.74 x 0.41 in)
W10 Alpha
147.3 x 71 x 8.9 mm (5.80 x 2.80 x 0.35 in)
Weight
G3 S
134 g (4.73 oz)
W10 Alpha
170 g (6.00 oz)
SIM
G3 S
Micro-SIM
W10 Alpha
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
G3 S
IPS LCD
W10 Alpha
IPS LCD
Size
G3 S
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.9% screen-to-body ratio)
W10 Alpha
5.71 inches, 81.7 cm2 (~78.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
G3 S
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
W10 Alpha
720 x 1512 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~293 ppi density)
Protection
G3 S
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
W10 Alpha
-
OS
G3 S
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
W10 Alpha
Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
G3 S
Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
W10 Alpha
Unisoc SC9863A (28 nm)
CPU
G3 S
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
W10 Alpha
Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
G3 S
Adreno 305
W10 Alpha
IMG8322
Card slot
G3 S
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
W10 Alpha
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
G3 S
8GB 1GB RAM
W10 Alpha
32GB 3GB RAM
Other
G3 S
eMMC 4.5
W10 Alpha
eMMC 5.1
Single
G3 S
8 MP
W10 Alpha
8 MP, AF
Features
G3 S
Laser AF, LED flash, HDR
W10 Alpha
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
G3 S
1080p@30fps
W10 Alpha
1080p@30fps
Single
G3 S
1.3 MP
W10 Alpha
8 MP
Video
G3 S
W10 Alpha
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
G3 S
Yes
W10 Alpha
Yes
3.5mm jack
G3 S
Yes
W10 Alpha
Yes
WLAN
G3 S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
W10 Alpha
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
G3 S
4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
W10 Alpha
4.1, A2DP, LE
Positioning
G3 S
GPS, GLONASS
W10 Alpha
GPS
NFC
G3 S
Yes
W10 Alpha
No
Infrared port
G3 S
Yes
W10 Alpha
-
Radio
G3 S
FM radio, RDS
W10 Alpha
FM radio
USB
G3 S
microUSB 2.0
W10 Alpha
microUSB 2.0, OTG
Sensors
G3 S
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
W10 Alpha
Accelerometer, proximity
Type
G3 S
Li-Ion 2540 mAh, removable
W10 Alpha
Li-Po 3450 mAh
Stand-by
G3 S
Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
W10 Alpha
-
Talk time
G3 S
Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G)
W10 Alpha
-
Colors
G3 S
Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold
W10 Alpha
Black, Blue
Models
G3 S
D722, D724, F470K
W10 Alpha
LMX210, LMX210LMW, LM-X210LMW
SAR
G3 S
0.53 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body)
W10 Alpha
-
SAR EU
G3 S
0.55 W/kg (head) 0.43 W/kg (body)
W10 Alpha
-
Price
G3 S
About 190 EUR
W10 Alpha
About 130 EUR