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LG G2 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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4.4 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4.5 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.26 GHz1.8 GHz1.8 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.2 in5.5 in5.3 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFTSuper AMOLED
Pixel density423.0 ppi538.0 ppi554.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportnoyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.6"1/1.8"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.4 f1.8 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.1 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
32 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesno
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB128GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
N/A
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantnononono
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.86 in5.88 in5.65 in
Width2.79 in3.0 in2.91 in2.78 in
Depth0.35 in0.39 in0.3 in0.27 in
Weight5.04 oz5.47 oz5.5 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
N/A
IRyesyesyesyes
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortSlimPortNoMHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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 transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastMiracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batterynoyesyesno
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Standby time900.0 h375.0 h280.0 h
N/A
Talk time17.0 h20.0 h20.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnoyesyesyes
Wireless charging yesyesnoyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
QI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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