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LG G5

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - H850
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20 - H830
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30 - H820
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - H860N
LTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987
LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, March 01. Released 2015, April 2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in) 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.1 inches, 71.5 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.3 inches, 77.4 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), TouchWiz UI Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM, 128GB 3GB RAM 32GB 4GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 UFS 2.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", Laser AF, 3-axis OIS
8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6", no AF
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., OIS, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable
Charging 15W wired
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
18W wired, QC3
Stand-by Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 18 h (3G) Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h
Misc
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
SAR 1.58 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G9250, SM-G925A, SM-G925F, SM-G925FQ, SM-G925I, SM-G925K, SM-G925L, SM-G925S, SM-G925T, SC-04G, 404SC, SM-G925D, SM-G925J H860, H850, F700L, VS987, H830, H831, H820, H840, LGLS992, LGUS992, F700S, F700K, RS988, LGAS992, H820PR
Price About 280 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1750
Basemark X: 27046
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314
Basemark X: 27577
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.124 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 71dB Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -95.6dB / Crosstalk -95.7dB Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h Endurance rating 60h

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