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LG G4 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Mobile Phone
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3.9 out of 5
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4.5 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 5.1Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz1.7 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 418Qualcomm Adreno 405ARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in5.7 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px1440 x 2560 px2560 x 1440 px
Technology
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFTAMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density538.0 ppi403.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyesnonono
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.5"1/2.6"
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx21.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f1.7 f1.7 f
Focus adjustment
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
240.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash

Storage

Internal storage32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
64 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB128GB256GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Material
  • Leather
  • Plastic
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantnoyesyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
Colour of product
N/A
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.86 in5.83 in6.04 in5.61 in
Width3.0 in2.95 in2.91 in2.74 in
Depth0.39 in0.43 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.47 oz5.96 oz5.96 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnoyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesnoyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
A2DPA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
  • Wireless
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputSlimPortNoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 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 transmission
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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 UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3630.0 mAh3500.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time375.0 h
N/A
312.0 h288.0 h
Talk time20.0 h30.0 h26.0 h27.0 h
Fast chargingyesnoyesyes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesnoyesyes
Wireless charging standardQI
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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