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LG G6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Plus Mobile Phone
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4.1 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
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4.5 out of 5
13 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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4.2 out of 5
46 user ratings
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3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.35 GHz1.3 GHz2.3 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
N/A
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T720 GPUARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory4 GB1 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in4.7 in5.5 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2880 px960 x 540 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Pixel density564.0 ppi234.0 ppi534.0 ppi490.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRyesnono
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3,06"
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f1.7 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Night Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage2GB128GB200GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • Titanium silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Black
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.37 in5.94 in6.39 in
Width2.83 in2.72 in2.85 in3.23 in
Depth0.31 in0.33 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.75 oz4.55 oz5.54 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Altimeter
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.2
N/A
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesnoyes
N/A
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
No
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBMicro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyesyes

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