LG Extravert 2 (VN280) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F)
Side by side comparison between LG Extravert 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A3 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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4.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
540x960
8
MP
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5mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
1900
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Samsung Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
1 Advantage 
32 Advantages | 8 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Accelerometer |
| Hands-free calling |
| Vibrating alert |
| 3.5mm jack |
| A-GPS, GeoTagging / A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| + specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) |
| Other model names | Verizon LG Extravert 2 VN280, LG VN280 | Galaxy A3 (4G LTE) SM-A300F (Single-sim) |
| Country or region available |  USA |   (Global, International), Philippines |
| Brand | LG | Samsung |
| Release date | 4/1/2014 | 11/1/2014 |
| Depth | 16 millimeters (0.63 inches) | 6.9 millimeters (0.27 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 112 millimeters (2.17 x 4.41 in) | 65.5 x 130.1 millimeters (2.58 x 5.12 in) |
| Weight | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) | 110 grams (3.85 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Aluminum body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.2" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~47.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~65.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 240x400 pixels | 540x960 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Single touch 1-point | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 146 PPI | 245 PPI |
| Colors | 260 thousand | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| User Interface | feature not registered | TouchWiz UX |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Chipset | 32bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 306 (450MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| RAM memory | feature not registered | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 512MB | 16GB (12GB available) eMMC 4.5 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 0.153 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0 | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 2 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | QVGA (320x240) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.4 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 31mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Not supported | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | WVGA (800x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 23mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor ANT+ Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1000 mAh | 1900 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 3.5W (5V/0.7A) Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 6 hours | 12 hours |
| Standby | 380 hours (15.8 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, E-mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Blue • LED notification • Facebook, Twitter • Opera browser • HAC (M4/T4) | • Colors: Black, Gray, Pink, Blue, White, Gold • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Extravert 2 (VN280) | Galaxy A3 (SM-A300F) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.03W/kg (head), 1.3W/kg (body) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 0.244W/kg (head), 0.301W/kg (body) |