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LG Magna Mobile Phone
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4.7 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in4.8 in5.0 in
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Internal storage
N/A
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.75 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.4 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.83 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
Dual sim support
N/A
nono
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2540.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time10.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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