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LG G5 SE Mobile Phone
LG G5 SE
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Mobile Phone
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3.7 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.3 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density554.0 ppi515.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesno
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
HDRnonono
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/1.8"1/2.6"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.8 f1.7 f
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • Titanium
Black
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
MaterialAluminumMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnoyesno
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.88 in6.29 in5.61 in
Width2.91 in3.07 in2.74 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight5.5 oz6.14 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputNoNoNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
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
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery capacity2800.0 mAh3200.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time280.0 h160.0 h288.0 h
Talk time20.0 h16.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging nonoyes
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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