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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1660, A1778
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1660
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1660, A1778
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1660
  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, 20, 28, 38, 40 - H850 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1660, A1778
  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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01 2016, September 07. Released 2016, September 16
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
  IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD Retina IPS LCD, 625 nits (typ)
Size 5.3 inches, 77.4 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Ion-strengthened glass
 Always-on display 3D Touch display & home button
Platform
OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)
GPU Adreno 530 PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM 32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 NVMe
Main Camera
Modules 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
12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes No
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio FM radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Li-Ion 1960 mAh, non-removable (7.45 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, QC3
Stand-by Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)     1.38 W/kg (head)     1.34 W/kg (body)    
Models H860, H850, F700L, VS987, H830, H831, H820, H840, LGLS992, LGUS992, F700S, F700K, RS988, LGAS992, H820PR A1660, A1778, A1779, A1780, A1853, A1866, iPhone9,1, iPhone9,3
Price About 300 EUR About 180 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314
Basemark X: 27577
Basemark OS II 2.0: 3416
Display Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1603:1 (nominal), 3.964 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB Voice 67dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB Noise -92.4dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 60h Endurance rating 61h

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