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Lg G5
$329
(Expected Price)
Reviewed by the MobGadgets Tech Team
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Should you buy the Lg G5?
Reasons to Buy
- Massive 6000 mAh battery life
- Large 6.7" display for media
- Excellent value at $329
Reasons to Avoid
- May be bulky due to large battery
- Average camera performance in low light
Full Specifications
Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); Vodafone
Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots
- Network Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
- Launch Announced: 2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01 Status: Discontinued
- Body Dimensions: 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in) Weight: 159 g (5.61 oz) Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Display Type: IPS LCD Size: 5.3 inches, 77.4 cm2 (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density) Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 4 - : Always-on display
- Platform OS: Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) CPU: Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) GPU: Adreno 530
- Memory Card slot - microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only Internal: 32GB 4GB RAM
- : UFS 2.0
- Main Camera
Dual: 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 Features: LED flash, panorama, HDR Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
- Selfie camera Single: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm Video: 1080p@30fps
- Sound Loudspeaker : Yes 3.5mm jack : Yes
- : 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Comms WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA Bluetooth: 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS NFC: Yes Infrared port: Yes Radio: FM radio USB: USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
- Features Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
- Battery Type: Li-Ion 2800 mAh, removable Charging: 18W wired, QC3 Stand-by: Up to 400 h (3G) Talk time: Up to 20 h (3G)
- Misc Colors: Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Models: H860, H850, F700L, VS987, H830, H831, H820, H840, LGLS992, LGUS992, F700S, F700K, RS988, LGAS992, H820PR SAR EU: 0.52 W/kg (head) - - 1.24 W/kg (body) - - Price: About 300 EUR
- Tests Performance: Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314Basemark X: 27577
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Display: Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight) Camera: Photo / Video Loudspeaker: Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB Audio quality: Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB Battery (old): Endurance rating 60hTop Alternatives
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