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LG Optimus G E975

Samsung Galaxy A5

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - E975, E973, E971	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E975	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E973, E971
4G Network	1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - E975 (market dependent)	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
	4, 17 - E973	3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
	7, 17 - E971	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2012, August. Released 2012, November	2014, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	131.9 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm (5.19 x 2.71 x 0.33 in)	139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight	145 g (5.11 oz)	123 g (4.34 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM	Micro-SIM	Nano-SIM

Display
Type	True HD-IPS + LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	4.7 inches, 62.9 cm2 (~69.2% screen-to-body ratio)	5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	768 x 1280 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~318 ppi density)	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
	LG Optimus UI v3.0

Platform
OS	Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradаble to 4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 320	Adreno 306

Memory
Card slot	No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB (25GB user available), 2GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP/8 MP, market dependent, AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features	LED flash, HDR	LED flash, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	1.3 MP	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	FM radio, recording
USB	microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG	microUSB 2.0

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
	MP4/H.264/WMV/DviX player MP3/WMA/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player Photo viewer/editor Document viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input	ANT+ S-Voice

Battery
Type	Non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by	Up to 456 h (2G) / Up to 411 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)	Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play		Up to 68 h

Misc
Colors	Black, White	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR	0.58 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)	0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.43 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)
Models	E973, E971, E975, F180L, F180K, F180S	SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price	About 160 EUR	About 360 EUR

Tests
Performance		Basemark OS II 2.0: 569 Basemark X: 1897
Display	Contrast ratio: 1438:1 (nominal) / 1.753:1 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 74dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 82dB	Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality	Noise -82.5dB / Crosstalk -81.6dB	Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 45h	Endurance rating 74h