LG G3 vs Oppo Find 7: Resolution wars

Performance

Both the Oppo Find 7 and the LG G3 are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipsets. Both smartphones have four Krait 400 cores and Adreno 330 graphics chips, and really only differ in regards to the exact chipset type, which on the Find 7 is the MSM8974AC chip, while on the G3 is the MSM8975AC.

We were able to test the LG-D855 model found in Europe, which sports 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The Oppo Find 7 comes with 3GB of RAM on board.

Both devices have to push out the same number of pixels on their QHD displays, so we're not expecting one to be inferior to the other in terms of graphics performance. We are, however, expecting them to fall slightly behind 1080p-toting devices for the same reason stated above.

When it comes to CPU performance, the international LG G3 underperforms compared to the majority of major flagships. The Find 7, on the other hand, reflects the highest numbers we've seen in this test, handily besting the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2 in both single-core and multi-core performance.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7
  3178
• Oppo Find 7a
  3093
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  3011
• Sony Xperia Z2
  2856
• OnePlus One
  2663
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  2563
• LG Nexus 5
  2453
• HTC One (M8)
  2367

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7
  1212
• OnePlus One
  1196
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  1151
• HTC One (M8)
  1126
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  1082
• Sony Xperia Z2
  1080
• Oppo Find 7a
  1057

Basemark OS II (single-core)

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7
  2606
• Oppo Find 7a
  2580
• HTC One (M8)
  2428
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  2415
• Sony Xperia Z2
  2253
• OnePlus One
  2213
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  2137

Basemark OS II (multi-core)

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7
  10391
• Oppo Find 7a
  10256
• OnePlus One
  10234
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  10063
• Sony Xperia Z2
  10044
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  9937
• HTC One (M8)
  9860

AnTuTu 4 tests the entire system - not CPU and GPU, but also RAM and storage. Again, the Oppo Find 7 performed marvelously, while the LG G3 scored in the bottom of the charts.

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7
  38484
• OnePlus One
  37469
• HTC One (M8)
  37009
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  36018
• Oppo Find 7a
  33344
• Sony Xperia Z2
  33182
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  32780
• LG Nexus 5
  25097

Graphics benchmarks are where the LG G3 does better than the Find 7, although as expected both devices scored lower than their 1080p competitors. This difference is best observed in the onscreen performance of both smartphones, where the native QHD resolution is put to the test. The GFXBench 3.0 scores clearly demonstrate that the GPU's clearly have not caught up to high res display panels, as sub-15fps is clearly unplayable in any scenario.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  28.4
• Oppo Find 7a
  28.4
• OnePlus One
  28.3
• Oppo Find 7
  28
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  27.8
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  27.2
• Sony Xperia Z2
  27.2
• LG Nexus 5
  23

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  30.1
• OnePlus One
  30
• Oppo Find 7a
  28.8
• Sony Xperia Z2
  28.7
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  28.1
• LG Nexus 5
  24
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  20.5
• Oppo Find 7
  19.9

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

• OnePlus One
  12.1
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  11.8
• Sony Xperia Z2
  11.7
• Oppo Find 7a
  11.4
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  11.4
• HTC One (M8)
  11.1
• Oppo Find 7
  11.1

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

• OnePlus One
  12.9
• Sony Xperia Z2
  12.2
• HTC One (M8)
  11.9
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  11.7
• Oppo Find 7a
  11.4
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  7.2
• Oppo Find 7
  6.7

BrowserMark 2.1 looks at HTML 5 performance, while Mozilla's Kraken 1.1 is JavaScript-centric. Both devices score well in both tests, which should result in great browsing experiences considering the 5.5-inch screens of 534ppi.

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  1474
• Oppo Find 7
  1452
• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  1398
• OnePlus One
  1339
• Oppo Find 7a
  1327
• LG Nexus 5
  1286
• Sony Xperia Z2
  1224
• HTC One (M8)
  1069

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

• Galaxy S5 (Snapdragon 801)
  6043
• Oppo Find 7
  6363
• Oppo Find 7a
  6660
• LG G3 16GB (2GB RAM, int'l)
  6987
• OnePlus One
  7008
• Sony Xperia Z2
  7041
• LG Nexus 5
  7148
• HTC One (M8)
  10296

Winner: Oppo Find 7. The Oppo Find 7 is one of the most capable devices we've tested, and the only area where it scores behind the LG G3 is in graphics performance. While both devices struggle to score highly in graphic-intensive tasks, the Find 7 does so well in every other area, that it beats out the 1080p-toting competition handily.

Also, it's worth noting that the LG G3 heats up really quickly and that the quoted benchmark numbers represent a best case scenario. In reality, they dropped significantly from the quoted numbers after just a few minutes of active benchmarking.