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LG G4 Mobile Phone
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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Mobile Phone
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3.9 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.8 GHz1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 510ARM Mali-T830 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB3 GB3 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.3 in5.2 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px1080 x 1920 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Full HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi554.0 ppi424.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnono
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/1.8"
N/A
1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f
N/A
N/A
1.7 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 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 fps30.0 fps240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
F/1.9F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
Display flashLED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB32 GB32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Aluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnono
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnonoyesno
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
N/A
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.88 in5.75 in5.61 in
Width3.0 in2.91 in2.81 in2.74 in
Depth0.39 in0.3 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.47 oz5.5 oz5.61 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-CMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesnoyes
Video outputSlimPortNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
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+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracastGoogle Cast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h280.0 h
N/A
288.0 h
Talk time20.0 h20.0 h16.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesno
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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