LG G5 vs LG G2 Comparison and Differences

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LG G5

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LG G2

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LG G5 or LG G2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G5 LG G2
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Release date 2016, February 2013, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in 138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm | 5.45 x 5.45 x 2.79 in
Weight 159 g | 5.61 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Black, White, Red, Gold
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD True HD-IPS + LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.3" in 5.2" in
Screen area 77.4 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.1% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 554 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -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
-13 MP, f/2.4, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 2.1 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 329
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 645
GeekBench 5 Single Core 316 149
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 736 470
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1651 991
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3668 2329
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6585 2158
GeekBench 4 Battery 1726 1173

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800) - H830 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860NLTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D800, D802, VS980, LS980 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS980, LS980
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D802, VS980 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS980, LS980 
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - D800HSDPA 2100 - LS980 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D801
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - D802 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS980 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600) - D801 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - D800LTE band 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - LS980
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 12
Edge Yes Class 12
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.50 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dolby audio enhancement
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- 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

- Versions: D800 (AT&T); D802 (Europe); D801 (T-Mobile); D802TA (Australia); D803 (Canada); VS980 (Verizon); LS980 (Sprint)

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