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LG G5 H850 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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5
5 editorial reviews
The LG G5 boasts an innovative modular design and useful dual cameras, but short battery life holds it back.Read more
Surprisingly, the main draw of the G5 is its removable battery, not the unique modular capabilities.Read more
LG takes 5 and retools its flagship Android phoneRead more
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2 editorial reviews
Surprisingly, the main draw of the G5 is its removable battery, not the unique modular capabilities.Read more
LG takes 5 and retools its flagship Android phoneRead more
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4.5 out of 5
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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 6.0Android 6.0Android 5.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory4 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.3 in5.1 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi554.0 ppi576.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononono
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps120.0 fps240.0 fps
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesnoyes
Maximum card storage2TB256GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.88 in5.88 in5.65 in5.61 in
Width2.91 in2.91 in2.78 in2.74 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.27 in0.31 in
Weight5.61 oz5.5 oz4.87 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoMHLNo
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

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+HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h280.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time20.0 h20.0 h17.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging nonoyesyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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