LG G3 Stylus review: A budget big-screen phone with a stylus, riding the G3 name.
A budget stylus phone with a flagship name.
The G3 Stylus borrowed the acclaimed G3 name for a budget phablet with a simple rubber stylus. The low-res screen and modest internals revealed its true tier, but for buyers wanting a cheap big-screen note-taker it filled a niche.
01Display
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 56-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2014.
03Performance
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
66/10066/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2014.
05Build
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker build results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker value results among mid-range phones of 2014 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- Included a stylus at a budget price.
- Big screen and removable battery.
- microSD + jack.
- Rode the popular G3 branding.
- qHD on a 5.5" screen looked soft.
- Just 1 GB RAM.
- Basic rubber stylus (no digitizer).
- 3G only.
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 33-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .