LG G5

LG G5

Brand: LG

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Key Features

5.3 inches

Display

16 MP

Camera

4GB

RAM

2800

Battery

Full Specifications

Overview

Brand
LG
Model
LG G5
Released
2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01
Status
Discontinued
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)
OS
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI

Body

SIM
Nano-SIM, Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Weight
159 g (5.61 oz)
Dimensions
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)

Misc

Price
About 300 EUR
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)

Comms

NFC
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Radio
FM radio
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Infrared port
Yes

Sound

3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes

Tests

Camera
Photo, /, Video
Display
Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker
Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314Basemark X: 27577
Audio quality
Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 60h

Launch

Status
Discontinued
Announced
2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01

Memory

Internal
32GB 4GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

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)

Display

Size
5.3 inches, 77.4 cm, 2, (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
IPS LCD
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density)

Network

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
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - H850
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE

Features

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Platform

OS
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

Main Camera

Dual
16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS, 8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6", no AF
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie camera

Video
1080p@30fps
Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm

About LG G5

LG G5 is a discontinued device from LG's popular line of first class Android phones, released in the 2016.

LG G5 has a wide variety of great specifications such as 32GB 4GB RAM with Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) , as well as ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The thing that makes this decent smartphone special is its sleek design and an amazing all-screen design with no notches at all.

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