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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
LG G5 SE
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2016
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz1.9 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T720 MP2ARM Mali-T830 MP2
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyesno
N/A
HDRno
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
  • 2.5D Arc Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.8"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.9F/1.9
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage256GB128GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Gold
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Blue
N/A
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.88 in5.7 in5.75 in
Width2.91 in2.8 in2.81 in
Depth0.3 in0.29 in0.31 in
Weight5.5 oz5.64 oz5.61 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
no
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
Google Cast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh2900.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time280.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time20.0 h16.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
N/A

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