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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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Editiorial reviews
18
3.7 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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14
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
71 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
18 %
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0 %
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
23 %
2 stars
2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.15 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 530ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T880 MP12
RAM memory4 GB4 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.7 in5.7 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2560 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Pixel density515.0 ppi518.0 ppi518.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportyes
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
yes
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage256GB
N/A
256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Silver
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantno
N/A
yes
Shock resistantyes
N/A
no
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.29 in6.03 in6.04 in
Width3.07 in3.0 in2.91 in
Depth0.3 in0.3 in0.31 in
Weight6.14 oz6.03 oz5.96 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.24.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoMHLNo
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
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+
N/A
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
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
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
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
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
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
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

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

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