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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 7.0Android 8.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.7 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi515.0 ppi570.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps960.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.8 f
N/A
1.9 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Primary sensor size1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.55"1/2.55"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7F/1.7

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB400GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
Black
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminumMetal
N/A
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnoyesnono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.88 in6.29 in5.86 in5.81 in
Width2.91 in3.07 in2.68 in2.7 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight5.5 oz6.14 oz5.47 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.25.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.1
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-C
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB 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
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesnono
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time280.0 h160.0 h326.0 h326.0 h
Talk time20.0 h16.0 h20.0 h22.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeSamsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging nonoyesyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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