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LG V20 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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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Mobile Phone
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3.7 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
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4.3 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed2.15 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density515.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
yesno
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f1.7 f1.9 f
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yesyes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
yesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yesyes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyesno
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
256GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistantno
N/A
yesno
Shock resistantyes
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.29 in6.03 in6.04 in5.59 in
Width3.07 in3.0 in2.91 in2.76 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in0.28 in
Weight6.14 oz6.03 oz5.96 oz4.66 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yesyes
Video outputNoMHLNoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
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 transmissionHSPA+
N/A
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Google Cast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3500.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time160.0 h336.0 h312.0 h302.0 h
Talk time16.0 h21.0 h26.0 h18.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging no
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI

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