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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H811
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D851
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D852
4G Network 2, 4, 7, 17 - D851 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 - H815
  LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28, 40 - H815T
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - D850 4, 7, 17 - H815P
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852
LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12 - H811
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, June 2015, April 28. Released 2015, April 29
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm
Weight 149 g (5.26 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
Display
Type True HD-IPS + LCD IPS LCD
Size 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 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) 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 3GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.12µm, Laser AF, 3-axis OIS
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP, f/2.0 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort 4K), OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (optional) 18W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi) (optional)
Stand-by Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G) Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather Red, White/Gold
SAR 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.62 W/kg (head)    
Models D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K H815, H810, H811, H811, LS991, VS986, US991, H812, F500L, F500S, F500K, LGLS991, LGUS991
Price About 300 EUR About 300 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327
Basemark X: 11552
Basemark OS II 2.0: 1584
Basemark X: 15040
Display Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1238 (nominal), 2.317 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB Voice 66dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 74dB
Audio quality Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 63h Endurance rating 54h

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