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LG G5 H850 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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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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4.2 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory4 GB3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.3 in5.1 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi554.0 ppi576.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnononoyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps240.0 fps960.0 fps
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.7 f1.9 f
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage2TB256GB200GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminumAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.88 in5.88 in5.61 in5.81 in
Width2.91 in2.91 in2.74 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.61 oz5.5 oz5.36 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • 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 connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CNoNoDisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h280.0 h288.0 h326.0 h
Talk time20.0 h20.0 h27.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging nonoyesyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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