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Apple iPhone 8 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
LG G5 SE
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LG G6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.0 out of 5
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5 stars
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz2.35 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
RAM memory2 GB3 GB4 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T830 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.3 in5.7 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution750 x 1334 px1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2880 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density326.0 ppi554.0 ppi564.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnonono
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRyesnoyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/1.8"1/3,06"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
F/1.9
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB2GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesnoyes
N/A
Shock resistantnononoyes

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.88 in5.86 in5.75 in
Width2.65 in2.91 in2.83 in2.81 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz5.5 oz5.75 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fingerprintyesyesyes
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Video outputNoNoNoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesno
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyesyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracastGoogle Cast

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h280.0 h140.0 h
N/A
Talk time14.0 h20.0 h
N/A
16.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesnono
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A

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