Category Breakdown
Lava Icon
LG Vu 3 F300L
Performance
39.660.9
Camera
19.137.9
Display
56.568.5
Battery
21.822.6
Build
0.217.1
Connectivity
31.460.2
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
24.233.9
Summary
- The Lava Icon features a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, while the LG Vu 3 F300L has a slightly larger 5.2-inch True HD-IPS + LCD with a higher resolution of 960 x 1280 pixels, resulting in better pixel density.
- In terms of performance, the Vu 3 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset and a faster CPU at 2.26 GHz compared to the Icon's 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7.
- Both phones have a 13 MP rear camera, but the Vu 3 supports 1080p video at 60fps, whereas the Icon records at 30fps.
- The battery capacity of the Vu 3 is slightly higher at 2610 mAh compared to the Icon's 2500 mAh.
- Both devices run on older versions of Android, with the Icon on KitKat and the Vu 3 on Jelly Bean, and neither offers wireless charging or water resistance.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Lava Icon
LG Vu 3 F300L
General
Release Date
2015
2013
Announced
2015
2013
Description
For India
For South Korea
Display
Size
5"
5.2"
Type
IPS LCD
True HD-IPS + LCD
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
960 x 1280 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~308 ppi density)
PPI
720
960
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Performance
Chipset
N/A
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU
N/A
Adreno 330
Memory
16GB 2GB RAM
16GB 2GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDHC
No
Camera
Main Camera
13 MP, AF
13 MP, AF
Main Camera Features
Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, HDR
Front Camera
5 MP
2.1 MP
Front Camera Features
N/A
N/A
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
Optical Stabilization
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
Raw Photo Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
2500 mAh
2610 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Po 2500 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 2610 mAh, removable
Charging Details
N/A
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Safety
Dimensions
143.4 x 70.6 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.78 x 0.30 in)
N/A
Weight
143 g
N/A
Materials
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black
Black, White
Foldable
✗
✗
SAR
N/A
0.50 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Connectivity
SIM
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Micro-SIM
Network
GSM / HSPA
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
5G
✗
✗
4G
✗
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP
4.0, A2DP, LE
NFC
✗
✓
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS
GPS, GLONASS
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes
Software & Security
Operating System
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
