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LG G6 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
N/A
CPU clock speed2.35 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 ProSamsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
N/A
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB6 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in6.21 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
N/A
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution1440 x 2880 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2248 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLEDAMOLED
Pixel density564.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi402.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3,06"
N/A
1/2.5"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 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 fps120.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f1.7 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesFace recognition
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx20.0 Mpx
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesFace recognition

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
N/A
Maximum card storage2GB
N/A
256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
Blue
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
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 in6.03 in6.04 in6.1 in
Width2.83 in3.0 in2.91 in2.94 in
Depth0.31 in0.3 in0.31 in0.3 in
Weight5.75 oz6.03 oz5.96 oz6.17 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.25.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • SBC
SBCSBC
N/A
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version
3.0/3.1
2.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
N/A
Video outputNoMHLNo
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
N/A
Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time140.0 h336.0 h312.0 h
N/A
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
yes
N/A
Battery type
N/A
Lithium PolymerLithium Polymer
N/A
Talk time
N/A
21.0 h26.0 h
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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