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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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D855 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D850
  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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 71
  LTE 700 / 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2300 / 2600 - D855
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17, 29 - D850
  LTE 700 / 850 / 1900 / 1700 / 2600 - D852
LTE 700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD2300 - Virgin Mobile
Speed HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, May. Released 2014, June 2017, August 31
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2017, December 05
Body
Dimensions 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm (5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in) 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3 mm (5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
Display
Type True HD-IPS + LCD P-OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 5.5 inches, 82.2 cm2 (~75.3% screen-to-body ratio) 6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~81.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~538 ppi density) 1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
  Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual-SIM model
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 UFS 2.1
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, PDAF, Laser AF, 3-axis OIS
13 MP, f/1.9, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.1 MP, f/2.0 5 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio 32-bit/192kHz audio
B&O Play certified
24-bit/48kHz audio recording
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
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS - D855 model only Stereo FM radio with RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, removable Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) (optional) 18W wired, PD2.0, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
10W wireless
Stand-by Up to 565 h (2G) / Up to 553 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold, Moon Violet, Burgundy Red, Blue Steel Aurora Black, Cloud Silver, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet, Raspberry Rose
SAR 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)    
Models D855, D850, D851, VS985 4G, D852, LGLS990, F400K H930, H931, H932, H933, VS996, US998, LS998U, LGM-V300L, LGM-V300K, LGM-V300S, LS998, AS998, H932PR, L-01K, H930DS
Price About 300 EUR About 500 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 1327
Basemark X: 11552
AnTuTu: 182374 (v7)
GeekBench: 6365 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 789:1 (nominal), 1.820 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 207000 (nominal), 4.022 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB Voice 66dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -99.4dB / Crosstalk -100.0dB Noise -93.2dB / Crosstalk -94.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 63h Endurance rating 93h

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