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LG G4 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
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4.5 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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User rating
43
4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.8 GHz2.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5433Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T760 MP16Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.3 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi554.0 ppi515.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen supportyesnoyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
2.2 f2.2 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps120.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yesyes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx3.7 Mpx2.1 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Carbon fiber
  • Kevlar
  • Plastic
  • Rubber
  • Steel
Plastic
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Bronze
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.88 in6.04 in5.59 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in3.09 in2.85 in
Depth0.39 in0.3 in0.33 in0.32 in
Weight5.47 oz5.5 oz6.21 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyes
N/A
Built-in stereo speakersyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
IRyesyesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.0/3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoMHLMHL

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 transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3220.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h280.0 h
N/A
390.0 h
Talk time20.0 h20.0 h20.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
Wireless charging yesnoyesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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