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LG G2

Network
Technology GSM / 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 - D800, D802, VS980, LS980
  CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS980, LS980
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D802, VS980
  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS980, LS980
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D800
HSDPA 2100 - LS980
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D801
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - D802
  4, 13 - VS980
  2, 4, 7 - D801
  1, 2, 4, 5, 17 - D800
LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS980
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24 2013, August. Released 2013, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm (5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 2), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10 True HD-IPS + LCD
Size 5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~75.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
 3D Touch (home button only)
Always-on display
Platform
OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA
Adreno 540 - USA & China
Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
 UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF, OIS
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Selfie Camera
Modules 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
2.1 MP
Features Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB USB Type-C 3.1 microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG
Features
Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh) Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 15W wired, QC2
Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)
Stand-by Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (3G) Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 67 h
Misc
Colors Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red Black, White, Red, Gold
SAR 0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     0.50 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)     0.41 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F D802, D801, D803, F320K, LS980, D800, F320L, F320S, D802TR
Price About 230 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 199022 (v7)
GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4)
GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Basemark X: 11101
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1495:1 (nominal) / 1.976:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB Noise -91.9dB / Crosstalk -91.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 84h Endurance rating 81h

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