The display size of the Galaxy Note 4 remains the same as its predecessor, at 5.7 inches, but it has a higher (2,560 by 1,440) pixel resolution. Both the Galaxy Note 3 and iPhone 6 Plus’s 5.5-inch touchscreen have a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels lenovo S860 . I didn’t notice much of a difference when reading text, but when looking closely at images and video, I found that the Galaxy Note 4 showed sharper details and produced warmer colors. It’s truly a beautiful screen, and outdoor visibility was also good.
The Galaxy Note 4 runs the latest version of Google’s Android operating system (KitKat 4.4.4), along with Samsung’s TouchWiz overlay. While general navigation is easy enough, the Galaxy Note 4 is bogged down with extra software and services from Samsung and, in my review unit, AT&T. I didn’t find a majority of them to be useful, and I have other apps that I prefer to carry out the same functions, so it was frustrating to have them cluttering my screen with no way to uninstall them.
As with previous models, the Galaxy Note 4 includes an S Pen stylus. Samsung said it increased the sensitivity of the stylus to make it feel more like writing on paper. I wouldn’t go that far, but I found that taking handwritten notes on the phone was smoother and more fluid than what I experienced on the Galaxy Note 3.
On the back, you’ll find a 16-megapixel camera (up from 13 megapixels) with optical image stabilization, which helps reduce blur caused by shaky hands and improves low-light performance. Picture quality was impressive, even when I was shooting photos in a dimly lit concert hall. The front-facing 3.7-megapixel camera also has a wider lens, so I was able to capture more background scenery when shooting selfies, compared to the iPhone 6 Plus’s front-facing camera.
General performance by the Galaxy Note 4 was smooth and swift, thanks to a 2.7GHz quad-core processor from Qualcomm. I didn’t experience any hiccups while working in multiple apps, streaming videos or playing games. I also made several calls in the San Francisco Bay Area using AT&T service, and call quality was clear.
While I didn’t run a formal battery test, I easily got more than 24 hours with moderate to heavy usage. It’s also worth mentioning that the smartphone uses Adaptive Fast Charging technology that helps speed up the charging process. Samsung says the Galaxy Note 4 can go from zero to 50 percent battery life with just 30 minutes of charging, which was accurate in my testing.
The Galaxy Note 4 builds on an already strong product with improvements to key features like design and display. But with competitors knocking on the door, Samsung will need to make some bolder moves.
When Samsung launched its Galaxy Note about two years ago, the smartphone became the butt of many jokes. It was a good idea, in theory — a new style of handset designed to combine a big, tablet-size display with a more portable, smartphone-like form factor — but it was generally dismissed because of its comically large size.
Fast-forward to 2014, and no one is laughing now. Well, except maybe Samsung. The Galaxy Note series has done quite well for the company, and this week it will launch its fourth-generation “phablet,” the Galaxy Note 4. It will be available from all four major U.S. carriers, and while pricing and payment options vary by provider, the phone will cost, on average, $300 with a two-year service agreement, or between $750 and $850 off-contract.
The Galaxy Note 4 isn’t a radical change from last year’s model, the Galaxy Note 3. (Those looking for more excitement should take a look at the Galaxy Note Edge.) But it does improve on its predecessor with a sharper screen, more advanced cameras and a better stylus experience, among other things. It also delivers smooth performance and solid battery life. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to any Android user who is due for an upgrade.
But if you’re not due for an upgrade, I don’t see much reason to pay full price for the Galaxy Note 4. And if you’re not married to a specific platform, the iPhone 6 Plus offers a cleaner and more intuitive user experience.
Samsung may have pioneered the phablet craze, but it will need to try even harder to remain the leader of the category.
I was particularly happy to see a higher-quality design on the Galaxy Note 4. If I’m paying $200 or $300 for a phone lenovo A806 , I want something that feels like a premium device, so it has always bothered me that Samsung phones felt so … plasticky. And it looks like Samsung is finally getting the message.
The Galaxy Note 4 now features an aluminum band that wraps around the frame of the phone to give it a more solid feel. And, yes, I gave it the ol’ back-pocket-sit-down test — so far, the smartphone has not bent under the pressure. I also like that Samsung did away with the stitching on the leatherette back cover. The phone looks neater and more streamlined now. Overall, it’s a huge improvement over the Galaxy Note 3.
That said, I preferred the rounded edges of the iPhone 6 Plus. It makes the phone more comfortable to hold, compared to the sharp edges on the Galaxy Note 4.
In terms of dimensions, the Galaxy Note 4 isn’t dramatically different from the previous version. At 6.04 inches tall by 3.09 inches wide by 0.33-inch thick and 0.39 pounds, it’s a bit longer but narrower than the Galaxy Note 3, and shorter and thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus.
Samsung has included features to make one-handed operation easier. There’s a Side Key Panel, which displays a small bar along the right or left side of the screen that you can customize with three shortcuts (Home screen, recent apps, back button, apps menu, reduce screen, or more options). You can also enable features from the Settings menu that let you minimize the size of your current screen and the keyboard or dial pad.
The latter was particularly helpful when I wanted to compose a quick text message. But the Reduce screen feature didn’t always work. It requires you to quickly swipe in from the right or left side of the screen to the middle of the display, and then back again. But I had to repeat the action in order to minimize the screen on numerous occasions. It’s easier and more reliable on the iPhone 6 Plus, where you simply have to double-touch the Home button.

Now we get to the meat of the debate: big screen smartphones need big screens. That's why these phones are so big, but which has the best display?
The Sony phone has an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colours. It's a 5.2in display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. That gives a pixel density of 424 ppi - not up there with the best QuadHD displays, but impressive nonetheless. Sony also offers its solidly impressive display technology including Triluminos and X-Reality (intuitive contrast enhancement).
In the case of the iPhone 6 we have 4.7in display. It is an LED-backlit IPS LCD Lenovo VIBE X2, capacitive touchscreen with 16M colours. You get, as you would expect, shatter proof glass with an oleophobic coating. Into this display is packed 750 x 1334 pixels, making for a pixel density of 326ppi. This is very much an iPhone screen: sharp and colourful, with realistic colour reproduction and good viewing angles.
Both good displays, but put them side-by-side and we have to say we prefer the Sony's. Whether that makes it worth purchasing over the iPhone 6 is another matter. (See also: iPhone 5s v Galaxy S5 comparison review.)
The Xperia Z3 comes with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor - no 64-bit here in preparation for Android L. It is clocked at 2.5GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM. The iPhone 6 comes with an Apple A8 processor - a dual-core chip running at 1.4 GHz. And it has only 1GB RAM. So the Xperia is measurably more powerful than the iPhone, but in our use we found them both super fast handsets, and the iPhone's benchmark scores are excellent. It is possible that if you run multiple high-power processes the Sony will be more capable. (It's also possible that its battery will run out sooner. We haven't yet tested to see.)
We've discussed onboard storage options before, but it is important to point out that the Sony offers external storage in the shape of MicroSD card slot that can take up to 128GB. Apple doesn't like expandable storage because it may affect performance, but I'd much prefer the Sony's take on this subject.
Both handsets offer 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0, and both are LTE 4G phones. The Xperia Z3 has a non-removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery, the iPhone 6 a non-removable Li-Po 1810 mAh battery.
The iPhone 6 sports an 8Mp rear-facing main camera that can capture video up to 1080p at 60fps, and 720p at 240fps. The Xperia Z3 by contrast offers a 20.7 Mp camera that captures video up to 2160p at 30fps, 1080p at 60fps, and 720p at 120fps. It's also an HDR video camera.
Around the front both boths have webcams, the iPhone's being a 1.2Mp camera and the Sony's a 2.2Mp. You cannot fully judge a camera by its specs, but Sony's do tend to be especially good.
Android vs iOS is a conundrum. Android isn't like it used to be: if you are new to the smartphone game there's no obvious winner. These are the two most popular and best mobile operating systems around so it's about picking which one is right for you.
In essence, if you are a long-term iOS user you are probably best off sticking with what you know. You have after all almost certainly spent a lot of cash on apps that you'll have to spend again in Android. But it is worth considering that your iTunes music files will work in Android, and Android offers the opportunity of shopping around for music, movies, books and TV shows. See also: Just another opinion about Apple's new iPhones.
We're Macworld, and we love Apple products. But even we accept that in the smartphone world Apple's rivals are catching up. In the case of this rival, however, we can't see many compelling reasons to choose the Xperia Z3 over the iPhone 6. Cameras, perhaps. Display, definitely. But although the Xperia is more robust than the iPhone it isn't as pretty, and in all other respects - including price - we'd choose the iPhone 6.
The iPhone 6 starts at ￡539 inc VAT for the 16GB model. You will likely need more space than that, and the 64GB will set you back ￡619, ￡699 gets you a 128GB iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 has just gone on sale, and is widely available throughout the UK.
The Xperia Z3 is on sale at ￡549 inc VAT for the 16GB model. There is a 32GB model likely to be available in some territories.
But you certainly don't need to choose the Xperia Z3 simply because it is cheaper. It isn't. 
The Xperia Z3 utilises the classic styling of an Xperia smartphone: square shape, side mounted buttons and rounded sides. It continues the combination of glass and aluminium, with the introduction of nylon corners which should prevent damage in the occasion of dropping the phone.
Sony continues to offer a dust- and waterproof design so that means all ports apart from the headphone jack are underneath flaps. The phone is IP68 rated which is slightly higher on the dust side of things and can be submerged in 1.5m of water for up to 30 minutes. You'll notice that new colours are available beyond black and white so you'll be able to choose from copper or silver green too.
The new Xperia Z3 is 7.3 mm thick and weighs 152 g. However, at 72 x 146 mm lenovo P780 it's still a big phone. By contrast at 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm the iPhone 6 is certainly not a small phone, but it is uncommonly thin, and smaller than the Xperia Z3 in general. And 129 g is very light for a large-screen smartphone: much as you would expect from Apple. If you want a big-screen handset with a smaller chassis, you are going to choose the iPhone over the Sony.
The iPhone 6 is a very different device from the iPhones of the past four years. The new phones have rounded edges - not just the metal, but the edges of the glass front are curved. This and the overall thinness make it a very comfortable fit in the hand.
In general then we prefer the iPhone's build and design over the Xperia Z3's, but the Sony phone is indisputably more robust, as well as water- and dust-proof. You won't need a case for it in the way that you will the iPhone 6. (Related articles you might like: iPhone 6 review | iPhone 6 release date | iPhone 6 Plus release date | iPhone reviews.)

Both of the Samsung run on Android platform, but on different versions: the Galaxy S5 operates on 4.4.2 (KitKat), while the Note came later with 4.4.4 (KitKat). The iOS 8 with its new update, 8.0.2 , offers a more attractive user experience thanks to its unique features.
Samsung created buzz with the 16MP lenovo A680 rear camera on the Galaxy S5 and later, they proved their real value with the Note 4, on which they included a camera with the same resolution, but they added optical image stabilization. The bigger iPhone supports OIS as well, but its camera is 8MP, just like the snapper on the iPhone 6. But the iPhones have dual-LED flash, while the Samsung devices have single LED flash.
The Apple flagships come with non removable batteries of 1810mAh (iPhone 6) and 2915mAh (iPhone 6 Plus). The S5 has a 2800mAh battery, while the phablet houses a 3,220mAh battery.
The cheapest iPhone 6 with a two-year contract is the 16GB variant, which costs 299 dollars. The 16GB variant of the Galaxy S5 can be purchased from Amazon at the price of 520 dollars, off contract, while the Note 4 costs 845 dollars.
Apple or Samsung? iOS 8 or Android? 8MP camera or 16MP camera? There are many differences between these brands which rely on their strengths to convince as many mobile users as possible. Here’s how the new iPhones are stacking against Samsung’s S5 and Note 4.
The iPhone 6 looks exactly like the iPhone 6 Plus, only the size differs. Both phones have a sleek build, a body made of anodized aluminum, with shatter proof glass on the front panel, which was treated with oleophobic coating. The Galaxy S5 is very different from the Note 4. While the S5 has a polycarbonate shell with perforated dots, the Note 4 uses faux leather on its back. The fans and the critics concluded that the Apple phones have a more premium look.
While both of the iPhones are equipped with LED-backlit IPS LCD displays, the Samsung models are fitted with Super AMOLED displays. But in this case, we have two phablets with a display of 5.5inches and a resolution of 1080x1920pixels and 401ppi (iPhone 6 Plus) and a 5.7inches display with 1440x2560pixels and 515ppi (Note 4). Apple promised a better viewing experience with the smaller iPhone 6, but the 4.7inches display can’t support more than 750x1334pixels with the same pixel density you’ve been used to on the older models, 326ppi. The Galaxy S5 has a FullHD display of 5.1inches, which impresses with a resolution of 1080x1920pixels with 432ppi. In this department, Samsung clearly has an advantage over Apple.
Both the iPhone 6 models are driven by an A8 processor with two cores, clocked at 1.4GHz, which couples with a PowerVR GX6450 GPU. The Samsung devices are running with quad core processors: the S5 has a quad core 2.5GHz Krait 400 with a Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset and the Note 4 features a much more powerful quad core 2.7GHz Krait 450 processor with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset. It’s hard to make a comparison between two different types of chips, because Apple is using a chip based on a 64-bit architecture, while Samsung opted for a 32-bit nature.
Both of the iPhones have 1GB of RAM and offer three variants of internal memories of 16, 64 and 128GB lenovo A560 , but none of them can be expanded with a microSD card. The Samsung models are available in variants of 16 and 32GB (S5) and 32GB (Note 4), but their capacities support expansion up to 128GB.

Both devices come equipped with Samsung’s fingerprint scanning technology. Considering the unique features, the Note 4 comes with the S-Pen stylus, which helps in navigation while using the phablet, due to its features.
The Galaxy S5 doesn’t have a S-Pen, but features a dust and water resistant body. The most appealing thing in Note 4 is its back cover which has a leather-like material and exclusive colour options such as gold and pink and the standards one are black and white.
The Galaxy Note 4 comes with the Super AMOLED technology on its 5.7 inch display screen lenovo S920 . The screen features a 1440 x 2560 resolution and a high pixel density of 515 ppi.
On the other hand, the Galaxy S5 comes 5.1 inches display screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920, while the pixel density is 432 ppi. Both screens are well protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
As reported by GSM Arena, the Galaxy S5 comes with a Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with 4 cores and clocked at speed of 2.5 GHz. Considering the graphics, we have the Adreno 330 GPU. The phone is equipped with a 3 GB of RAM, which is just awesome.
The Galaxy Note 4 is available in two variants. One of the variants encompasses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, Krait 450 processor. The chip has a 2.7 GHz clock speed and is backed up by the Adreno 420 GPU.
RAM remains same. However, the other variant of the Galaxy Note 4, which is paired up with 1.3 GHz and 1.9 GHz processors to obtain an octa core chip. The latest Android version, KitKat, is available on both the devices.
The Galaxy Note 4 comes with a battery capacity of 3220 mAh and the Galaxy S5 is packed with the battery capacity of 2800 mAh. It is believed that the Note 4 has the capacity of charging to half within 30 minutes.
When the Samsung Galaxy S5 was released it faired pretty well in the tech market.
Now it’s time for the new premium device in the front line, namely the Galaxy Note 4.
It has been speculated that the Galaxy Note $ would be giving direct challenge to the iPhone 6 Plus from Apple.
Let’s see whether the new device is packaged with enough power to show down the Galaxy S5.
The Galaxy S5 measures about 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm lenovo S820 and weighs around 145 grams, making it both slimmer and lighter than the Galaxy Note 4 which measures about 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5mm and weighs around 175 grams.

Both Sony and Samsung have taken a deep look into the camera app lenovo K910 and both the handsets offer more than a stock Android experience to the potential user.
However, Sony has just gone a step further in providing the potential user with a few more modes with respect to its camera. The Manual Mode offered by the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact camera is a better bet than the Superior Auto Mode offered by the company. The Manual Mode of the Z1 Compact camera offers a plethora of scenes along with enabling the toggle of exposure and white balance.
Color Reproduction: Both the handsets offer good color reproduction, but the galaxy S4 Mini offers a higher contrast.
Color Contrast: In terms of color contrast, the Galaxy S4 Mini camera offers a higher color contrast; whereas, the Z1 Compact seems a little washed out.
Detailing: The Z1 Compact captures more details, with crisper edges. Despite the contrast being a tad higher on the Galaxy S4 Mini, the Z1 Compact offers colors that are more natural. The GS4 Mini covers more details, but the Z1 Compact brings clearer details, with crisper texts.
The Z1 Compact offers more clear and visible images under low-light conditions as compared to the GS4 Mini handset. The Z1 Compact offers greater zoom than GS4 Mini handset.
The company released the Xperia Z1 smartphone, which was a huge success in the smartphone market. However, with the changing trends in the market, Sony also released the mini version of its successful flagship device, the Xperia Z1 Compact smartphone. Those who were looking for a compact handset, with power and latest features, the Xperia Z1 Compact is the perfect handset for them. However, the handset comes in direct competition to the Korean giant’s Galaxy S4 Mini handset.
Today, we compare the two handsets in terms of their camera features, to determine which smartphone comprises of a better snapper.
Despite the Korean giant dominating the smartphone arena with its handsets, equipped with latest software and hardware features, the Xperia Z1 Compact beats the Galaxy S4 Mini in terms of camera specs. The Xperia Z1 Compact encompasses a massive 20.7MP Lenovo K920 snapper, as compared to the 8MP snapper of the Galaxy S4 Mini handset.
However, both the handsets come equipped with user facing cameras for selfies and video conferencing. Both the handsets offer the potential user with similar stature, in terms of user facing camera. The battle is much narrower in terms of front facing camera – 2MP of the Xperia Z1 Compact versus the 1.9MP of the Galaxy S4 Mini handset.

China-based CoolPad, which turned all its smartphone product lines to support 4G lenovo A708t in the first half, accumulated a large excess inventory of 4G smartphones in the channel from January-April. Since its sales in the third quarter remained weak, the vendor's orders to its upstream supply chain were greatly reduced for the quarter.
Lenovo, which started launching 4G smartphones at the end of the second quarter, had issues with 3G inventory from the first half and saw its shipments impacted in the third quarter. Seeing demand for 4G models remaining unclear, the vendor is taking a conservative approach about placing 4G orders.
Xiaomi, which saw its ranking increase significantly in the first half, also faced weak 4G smartphone demand in the third quarter. The vendor's 4G-based Hongmi sales did not stand out, causing its quarterly shipments to fail to achieve as strong a growth as before.
China's smartphone market is seeing mild growth in 2014 because the market has already reached a plateau. Even with China telecom carriers' plans to push mid-range and entry-level 4G smartphones in the fourth quarter, which will boost CoolPad, Lenovo and Xiaomi's 4G smartphone shipments, it will be traded with a significant reduction in 3G model shipments.
As a result, the three China-based first-tier vendors, which still heavily rely on domestic sales, are unlikely to achieve their shipment goals for 2014.
After visiting China's smartphone industry in August and September, Digitimes Research found that demand for 4G smartphones in China did not rise as expected and most vendors' domestic shipments did not achieve any growth.
Digitimes Research estimates that even if China's top-three telecom carriers strengthen their promotions for the fourth quarter, vendors that focus mainly on domestic shipments such as CoolPad, Lenovo and Xiaomi, are still unlikely to achieve their shipment targets for 2014.
With China Mobile's TD-LTE service starting to operate at the end of 2013, China-based smartphone lenovo A880 vendors originally expected 4G smartphone demand to improve significantly in the third quarter after seeing the business opportunity fail to take off in the first half, but demand did not improve as expected in the third quarter.

Samsung's brand image in the US suffers from a split between some ads that have at their heart an excellent wit and some that have all the blandness of creation by worldwide committee.
These new spots lenovo S720 , sadly, fall into the latter category (I have it confirmed now that there weren't created in the US).
Perhaps the company will release other, more competitive ads to present a phone that has a lot on its side.
Let's assume for a moment that you believed that Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 was better than the iPhone 6 Plus.
How would you present this? Would you try to mock the so-called iSheep, as Samsung has done many times before (and very well)?
Or would you attempt a rather subdued, almost passionless presentation of what is supposed to be the next big thing?
Samsung appears to have chosen the latter. Two new spots released today evince all the dynamism of a Tuesday night book club meeting.
In one spot, Samsung explains that the Note 4 isn't a screen. It's a window to your productive world. It's almost as if the company is trying to tread on Microsoft's claim to be all about productivity.
The presentation is prosaic. There isn't even room for a Bendgate joke.
The second spot insists that the Note 4's stylus is not a pen. It's a light saber. No, wait. It's a pair of scissors, apparently. And a glue stick. And an itchy-head scratcher.
If the Note 4 is to inspire, compete and prosper at a time when Samsung says it has difficulty making profits lenovo A820 , is this the way to excite an audience whose heads are twisted by iPhone hype?

With the new Moto X you can also hover a hand above the display to show recent alerts.
In terms of megapixel count, the two devices are almost identical, with the G3’s front-facing 2.1 MP lenovo S920 shooter just besting the Moto X’s 2 MP offering.
When it comes to smartphone cameras, pixel count only tells part of the story. Some devices make do with significantly less megapixels on their rear shooters and still produce good – if not great – shots (the One M8 and iPhones 5s, 6 and 6 Plus spring to mind).
In our testing, we found that the G3’s cameras to product some great (and fast) results.
LG’s device uses a laser to measure the distance between the lens and the subject of the shot, making for some lightning-fast autofocus times. Tapping the display to focus the shot will instantly take a picture, with the chosen subject as the focus. This was one of our favorite things about the G3’s camera during our testing, and is a big help in snapping the perfect shot.
You can start up the Moto X’s camera, even when the display is switched off, by simply twisting it back and forth in your hand, sort of like you’re opening a door.
Neither device is fully waterproof, but the Moto X can cope with water splashes.
You can unlock LG's device by tapping out a pre-registered pattern on the display.
The G3 is fitted with an IR blaster, allowing for use as a TV/set-top box remote.
The G3’s battery is significantly larger than the Moto X’s, but considering its larger, higher resolution screen, that’s probably a good thing. In our testing, we found that the LG smartphone was easily capable of getting through a full day.
The devices are fitted with the same powerful quad core chip.
The amount of memory you’ll find in the G3 varies depending on your choice of storage, with the higher capacity 32 GB version of the device offering an extra gigabyte of RAM over the 16 GB variant.
Only LG’s device offers a microSD card reader.
The Moto X ships with near stock Android, with only minor tweaks to accommodate for the extra functionality that Motorola has added to the device.
LG, meanwhile, augments the G3 with its own Android skin that changes the look of the operating system. The LG UI has a slick, muted aesthetic while providing tweaks such as a customizable setting menu and pop-up, interactive notifications when you receive a message.
Out of the box, LG’s handset suffers from a minor lag issue, with transitions and loading times just a hair slower than we’ve seen on other leading Android handsets. Luckily, you can easily improve performance by switching from Dalvik to Android runtime (ART) in settings. This is technically a developer option, but we didn’t notice any stability issues after making the change. You can find full details on implementing in our G3 tips and tricks guide.
LG’s handset beat the Moto X to market by four months.
The G3’s US$600 off-contract price tag pegs it at about $50 cheaper then the HTC One (M8) and Samsung Galaxy S5. But none of them are as affordable as the new Moto X. At $500 full retail, it's one of the more affordable high-end flagship devices on the market.
In the US, you're more likely to see these prices – subsidized with a two-year agreement. It’s a similar trend here, with the LG G3 coming in at $100 more expensive than the Moto X.
For more on the handsets, check out our full review of the LG G3. We're still putting our Moto X review unit through the paces, but, in the meantime, you can hit up our initial hands-on.
The LG G3 and Moto X (2014) are two of the year’s top high-end handsets, but how do they compare to each other? Read on as Gizmag highlights all of the key difference between the two Android flagships.
The G3 is the larger handset, coming in at about 4 percent longer and 4 percent wider than its rival. While LG’s handset is certainly bigger than the Motorola device, its curved back means that it still feels comfortable in the hand.
Both devices measure in under 1 cm (0.4 in) at their thickest points, though the Moto X is 11 percent thicker than the G3.
Neither handset is particularly weighty, with the LG G3 coming in just 3.5 percent heavier than the 2014 Moto X.
The G3 has a plastic build with a faux brushed metal finish that feels solid in the hand, though not quite as premium as some of its aluminum-built competitors.
Motorola offers a choice of plastic, leather or wood for the back of its handset, all of which are finished with a metal band around the edge. It's also worth noting that the Moto X's more premium wood and leather finishes push its cost up slightly.
There’s a fair bit of choice when it comes to picking a color for the G3, but the Moto X wins out, offering a wide selection of finishes and colors through its Moto Maker service.
While the G3's 5.5-in display provides plenty of real estate, the phone doesn’t feel overly large, and is only 4 mm (0.16 in) wider than the smaller-screened HTC One (M8).
The Moto X’s display is by no means small, but the G3 gives you 12 percent more screen real estate.
The LG handset’s quad HD display is extremely sharp, offering 27 percent more pixels per inch (PPI) than you’ll find on the Moto X’s panel.
You’ll want to note, though, that the Motorola device’s 432 PPI screen is still very sharp, with a pixel density that puts it between the iPhone 6 Plus' 401 PPI and the HTC One (M8)’s 441 PPI.
The Motorola handset makes use of a Super AMOLED panel, allowing for what the company calls lenovo S820 Active Display. When the screen is switched off and notifications are received, the device will light up only the pixels necessary to show the alert. This eliminates the need to switch on the display to check notifications, therefore extending battery life.

The HTC One M8 is great in low light as its lens lets more light in than competing smartphone cameras, but when you're trying to take photos in bright conditions all the extra light it takes in actually seems to work against it, causing the image to over-expose.
One M8 camera
On top of that it's only got a 4MP sensor lenovo A708t , which is fine when you're just viewing shots on your phone, but blow them up and there'll be noticeable noise.
So ideally we want more megapixels and a sensor which is as adept in bright light as low light. It almost seems like HTC itself might be moving away from UltraPixels, given that the HTC One Mini 2 and the HTC One E8 both have 13MP snappers, so we might well see a big change to the camera in the HTC One M9.
A QHD display
The HTC One M8 has a gorgeous screen, but it's very much an early 2014 screen, as the LG G3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are now bringing QHD (1440 x 2560) displays to the mainstream.
All those extra pixels don't make a huge difference but it is a noticeable one and if the HTC One M9 doesn't have a QHD display then it risks being overlooked, because you can be almost certain that the competition will.
Since we're talking about the screen, how about making it with sapphire crystal glass? The HTC One M9 is bound to be expensive, so many people are going to want to put it in a case to keep it protected, but it's also bound to be a thing of beauty so it would be a shame to cover it up.
The more durable it is the less necessary that becomes and a sapphire crystal screen would help a lot. The iPhone 6 didn't have one in the end, so if the HTC One M9 does it could also be the first mainstream smartphone to do so, which would surely be a big selling point.
So far we know very little about the HTC One M9. In fact aside from the possibility that some of the features from the MIA HTC One M8 Prime might make it across, we don't really know anything at all.
That phone was supposedly going to have a QHD display, a Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM, a waterproof body and more megapixels in the camera, all of which would make sense for the HTC One M9, but we've heard no mention of them in relation to it.
Still whatever its specs end up being we're sure it will be great, after all the HTC One M8 is sitting pretty at the top of our list of the ten best phones in the world. Not even the iPhone 6 could unseat it and we were similarly fond of the original HTC One last year.
The HTC One M8 isn't perfect though, there's always room lenovo A880 for improvement and technology has moved on since it launched, so with that in mind here's what we want to see in the HTC One M9.
We were pretty impressed by the battery life of the HTC One M8, but the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Sony Xperia Z2 had it beat, while it looks like the Sony Xperia Z3 and the Xperia Z3 Compact might well widen the gap even further.
So we'd love for the HTC One M9 to have more juice. We don't think two days of battery life should be unrealistic, after all the HTC One M8 and a number of other phones can already comfortably make it into a second day, they just need a bit of a boost to make it to the end of the day.
If HTC can deliver even more than that then great, but we'd be happy with two days, at least until the M10 comes around.

For a long time, the S5 was the plastic standard in sizable mobiles. But why do people choose it, rather than anything from Apple?
The Onion offers that the design differences Lenovo phone aren't all that great. The iPhone 6 is a "sleek, sophisticated rounded rectangle." While the S5 is a "bulky, hideous rounded rectangle."
Ah, so perhaps the latest big thing might be somewhat prettier than the next big thing which was, in fact, the last big thing.
The signature features of each phone are mordantly emotive. iPhone 6: "Class resentment experienced when you see a f***ing 3-year-old use one." The S5: "Not an iPhone."
The core of this joyous comparison chart, though, lies in the section entitled "Type Of Person It Will Impress."
For the iPhone 6: "Appearance-conscious a**hole." Could anyone truly argue? And what about the S5: "Technology-conscious pr**k."
I suspect there might be one or two who will react aggressively to these characterizations. There might be some though, who, if committed to deep reflection, will see themselves in at least a few of these descriptions.
When it comes to cell phone brands, the armies of the reasonable tend to be counted in handfuls.
At least that's how it seems when one reads the impassioned, often intemperate commentary when Apple is compared to Samsung. Or vice versa.
How lovely, then, that now that Apple's phones have undergone extension surgery lenovo A269i , new comparisons can be drawn.
I am grateful to The Onion for creating an intellectual analysis comparing Apple's new iPhone 6 with Samsung's Galaxy S5.