LG G Flex vs Sony Xperia Z3

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Comparing the LG G Flex vs Sony Xperia Z3 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while LG G Flex runs at 2.26 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better performer.


Display: LG G Flex offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 5.2 inches, making LG G Flex the larger display of the two. LG G Flex features a P-OLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z3's IPS LCD, making LG G Flex the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while LG G Flex offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both LG G Flex and Sony Xperia Z3 feature a 2.1 MP primary front camera.


Battery: LG G Flex offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 3100 mAh, making LG G Flex better for longer battery life.


Storage: LG G Flex offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 16 GB, making LG G Flex the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z3 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while LG G Flex has a rating of 3.4.

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Summary

Release Date

15 Nov, 2013
25 Sep, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 800
Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 2.26 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
P-OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1280x720 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2.1 MP
2.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
3100 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.4/5
(73 ratings)
3.9/5
(433 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 25, 2014
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 2.26 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1280x720 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

245 ppi
424 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.73 %
70.75 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

160.5 mm
146 mm
150.83 mm

Width

81.6 mm
72 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.7 mm
7.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams
152 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital ZoomBack-illuminated sensor BSI
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5248 x 3936 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Stereo recording
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

2.1 MP
Primary Camera
2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
3100 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v2.0
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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