LG G5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S7 edge: Flagship slugfest

24 February, 2016
This is why we love the MWC - some of the best phones of the year were announced almost side by side. Two of the headliners are the LG G5 and the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge and we know how heated the competition between G-series and Galaxy flagship can get.

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  • 28 Feb 2016

AnonD-166478, 28 Feb 2016Switching apps is multitasking! If the app reloads when you... moreSwitching apps isn't multi tasking. True multitasking is when you run two apps at the same time. Like watching a video while typing this.

The problem with the s6 was aggressive ram management that didn't let you have more than 6 apps open at a time. You don't usually need 6 apps open. Usually when you're using several apps you're only immediately switching between 2 or 3, or at most 4.

So it's a minor annoyance at best.

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    • Anonymous
    • krW
    • 28 Feb 2016

    AnonD-166478, 28 Feb 2016Switching apps is multitasking! If the app reloads when you... moreLol flaming and ranting but calling others fanboys. Thats cute

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      • n2x
      • 28 Feb 2016

      Anonymous, 28 Feb 2016Touchwiz really never lagged anything like claimed. And mul... moreSwitching apps is multitasking! If the app reloads when you switch then it was not truly running in the background or bad memory management. Owned several galaxies to say this, but tw really lags and lacks in multitasking department. Sorry to bring it to you fan boys, but didn't keep s6 edge because of bad memory management and lags. Instead got a g4 which felt way faster in real life usage (don't do hard gaming, only casual games), I sold because of battery. Now I own a mate 8 which is really a sweet device, insane battery and performance :)

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        • n2x
        • 28 Feb 2016

        AnonD-496290, 28 Feb 2016For performance I would still give it to LG for now. Touchw... moreThrottling? I don't know what to say, exynos has 8 cores so it will generate more heat, they both are built on latest nanolitography. There will never be an absolute winner it's just a matter of choice. Bigger synthetic benchmarks doesn't mean c***, think of oneplus one for instance. Oneplus one has no 64bit magic , less cores, much lower benchmarks but overall performed better than s6. You are buying mostly dreams and numbers, they do the same thing :))))

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          • AnonD-330549
          • 3Yc
          • 28 Feb 2016

          .... Sucker for Autobots, Serious in Hi-fi sound quality, an amateur photographer - LG G5 wins me, end of story

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            • adeelraj
            • y@@
            • 28 Feb 2016

            where are 100% crops

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              • Anonymous
              • krW
              • 28 Feb 2016

              AnonD-496290, 28 Feb 2016For performance I would still give it to LG for now. Touchw... moreTouchwiz really never lagged anything like claimed. And multi tasking is where galaxies lead. Running multiples apps is multi tasking. Not switching apps

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                • Hkt
                • 28 Feb 2016

                samsung S7 is best phone .
                S777777

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                  • pki
                  • 28 Feb 2016

                  AnonD-244924, 28 Feb 2016G5 hands down!!!S7, hands down :)

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                    • HsL
                    • 28 Feb 2016

                    G5 hands down!!!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Hkt
                      • 28 Feb 2016

                      Lg g5 is best smart phone ever

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                        • sajjad faisal
                        • Xu@
                        • 28 Feb 2016

                        hmmm, 28 Feb 2016So LG battery is smaller, does that mean LG battery life is... moreYes, because
                        1)g5 have a bigger screen
                        2)it uses lcd screen which is much more power hungry than AMOLED
                        3)Both phones have always on display, but AMOLED can lit up individual pixels of watch or notification, but g5 have to make all the display on to be "always on" type.
                        All this coupled with inferior battery and u have less battery life for confirmed.

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                          • 2IX
                          • 28 Feb 2016

                          Anonymous, 28 Feb 2016But the G5 doesnt really win in camera. Especially low ligh... moreFor performance I would still give it to LG for now. Touchwiz is just famous for its lag and the multitasking isn't great on the s7.
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sssTg8cwYE4

                          But still there are still many reason to go for the s7 such as bigger battery, lesser thermal throttling due to the heat pipes, better display, nicer design, water/dust proof, faster camera focus and better low light camera. Kind of stuck in a dilemma on what to get :/

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                            • 28 Feb 2016

                            adeen80, 28 Feb 2016Gsmarena can you please make a speed test comparison betwee... moreWhy would you want to compare SD800 with SD820?
                            SD800 is about 2-3 years ago of course the SD820 is better?

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                              • 0rC
                              • 28 Feb 2016

                              So LG battery is smaller, does that mean LG battery life is really worse than that of samsung?

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                                • AnonD-43588
                                • HxY
                                • 28 Feb 2016

                                In this case I'll go with the LG G5 because I dont like big phones, but if this was a G5 vs the regular galaxy S7, I'll choose the S7. its superior to the G5 in MY opinion.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Hkt
                                  • 28 Feb 2016

                                  Anonymous, 28 Feb 2016X Performance for my opinion would be a better pick if you ... moreI agree. I simply love the practicality,user friendly of Xperia line. I have used 3/4 phones which are very good. You just took the words out of my mouth.

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                                    • MarlonB
                                    • tDT
                                    • 28 Feb 2016

                                    I've samsung Galaxy S2 until now since 2011, no problem with the amoled screen, camera still good (8mp),cpu,battery..bla..bla..still fine
                                    OS 4.1.2 jelly bean
                                    PCB great..USB fine..
                                    GALAXY S7 is the greatest..dual pixel photodiodes ( make moreeee detailll )..i,ve canon DSLR eos xxD with dual pixel CMOS..

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 4XN
                                      • 28 Feb 2016

                                      HomerS66, 28 Feb 2016LG has major burn in problems, even on LCD screens. Check f... moreHaven't seen any check any amoled phone that's been on display for a while you'll see.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 4XN
                                        • 28 Feb 2016

                                        AnonD-499370, 28 Feb 2016For what the infrared auto focus if you have dual pixel aut... moreIr blaster is for universal remote not camera. It has colour spectrum sensor for camera.