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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H811
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 - H815
  1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 40 - H815T
  4, 7, 17 - H815P
  2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 - H811
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, February. Released 2014, April 2015, April 28. Released 2015, April 29
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
 IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.1 inches, 71.7 cm2 (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~432 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow), TouchWiz UI Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat), LG UX 4 UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 418
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 16 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, PDAF 16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), OTG microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort 4K), OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (market dependent) 18W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi) (optional)
Stand-by Up to 390 h Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 21 h Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather Red, White/Gold
SAR 1.20 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.56 W/kg (head)     0.41 W/kg (body)     0.62 W/kg (head)    
Models SM-G900F, SM-G900I, SM-G900M, SM-G900T, SM-G900W8, SM-G900H, SM-G900FD, SM-G900P, SM-G900A, SC-04F, SM-G9008W, SM-G900L, SM-G900FQ, SM-G900K, SM-G900S, SCL23, SM-G900D, SM-G900MD, SM-G900V, SM-G900T3, SM-G900T1, SM-G9008V, SM-G9006W H815, H810, H811, H811, LS991, VS986, US991, H812, F500L, F500S, F500K, LGLS991, LGUS991
Price About 250 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1060
Basemark X: 11744
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1584
Basemark X: 15040
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.549 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1238 (nominal), 2.317 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -96.3dB / Crosstalk -95.2dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 83h Endurance rating 54h

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