Help lookong for opinions

[DWFII]

I am looking to upgrade from a Samsung Galaxy S2.

My criteria are:

A good to great camera. The camera and the quality of the photos is important to me.
Unlocked gsm.
Replaceable battery

I am looking at going with Cricket as the carrier.

So I have a couple of questions and I would welcome feedback and opinions

I am looking at the Samsung Galaxy S5 G900A 16GB (not sure about camera megapixels).

OR

The LG G3 32GB w/13mp camera.

What are the pros and cons of these two phones side-by-side?

Are there any other phones I could / should be looking at?

 

[Bg260]

That S5 has a 16 MP camera.

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5-6033.php

Here they are side by side.

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/LG-G3,Samsung-Galaxy-S5/phones/8347,8202

 

[DWFII]

Thank you for the reply.

Sorry, I should have said "what are the pros and cons of these two phones side-by-side?"

But while we're on the camera, I read somewhere that the LG has a laser rangefinder. Is that significant?

The S5 is my first inclination but I wonder how much difference the 16GB vs the 32GB makes?

 

[Bg260]

I edited my first post with a link to a great comparison. S5 has a lead in the camera department but the LG has 3 Gb RAM as opposed to 2Gb for the Samsung. Great side by side though.

 

[tube517]

I shopped these 2 phones recently and the G3 was cheaper. I thought the specs were fairly similar.

I bought the G3 and it is my backup phone. I didn't need the fingerprint scanner so the price was too good to pass up ($99 refurbished)

The G3 did have a bootloop issue but I have not experienced that as it was refurbished. I bought an unlocked T-mobile branded version and have used it on MetroPCS w/no issues.

G3 w/32 gb and 3gb RAM.

 

[Bg260]

Yeah, there's something to be said for the Amoled display though.

And the HDMI output.


And USB-OTG

Edit:

The S5 is my first inclination but I wonder how much difference the 16GB vs the 32GB makes?

As far as that goes. They both have expandable storage. Which is good. JIC something happens and you have to reset. Having important data on an external sdcard is a great benefit.

 

[DWFII]

Sorry foolish question...

 

[DWFII]

I'm looking to spend @$200.00 or less and both the S5 and the G3 can be found refurbished (or even new) on Amazon or Swappa at that price.

Are there any other comparable phones I should be looking at?

 

[Slug]

The S5 is also water-resistant, which may be useful depending on your climate.

 

[Bg260]

LG UI is superior to TouchWiz IMO.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Andr...LG-UI-vs-Xperia-UI-interface-showdown_id62248