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LG G3 Beat review: 2014 mini G3.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2014·$300
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#27 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

LG G3 Beat.

G3 Beat was LG's 2014 G3 mini — rear keys + 5" HD at $300 with G3 styling.

01Display

68/100

68/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.

TypeIPS LCD
Size5.0"
Resolution1280 x 720

02Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 400
RAM1 GB
Storage8 GB + microSD

03Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main8 MP
Front1.3 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2014.

Capacity2,540 mAh (removable)

05Software

62/100

62/100 trails the 68-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.

What works
  • G3 styling at $300.
  • Removable battery.
  • NFC.
  • Compact 134 g.
What doesn't
  • SD 400 weak.
  • 1 GB RAM.
  • HD only.
  • 8 GB storage.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Ascend P7
$500 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .