LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Comparison and Differences

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LG G5

LG G5

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

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LG G5 or Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	LG G5	Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2016, February	2015, August
Dimensions (HxWxD)	149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm \| 5.88 x 5.88 x 2.91 in	153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm \| 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in
Weight	159 g \| 5.61 oz	171 g \| 6.03 oz
Body Build	Aluminum body	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl
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)	Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h
Approximate price	300 EUR	470 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	5.3" in	5.7" in
Screen area	77.4 cm²	88.5 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	1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	554 PPI	518 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs	- Always-on display
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	16 MP, Dual	16 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	-16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie	8 MP, Single	5 MP, Single
Specifications	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm	5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions		Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI	Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset	- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)	- Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
CPU	- Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	- Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-T760MP8
External memory	microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only	No
Internal memory	32 GB, 4 GB RAM	32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core	329	261
GeekBench 6 Multi Core	645	807
GeekBench 6 OpenCL		707
GeekBench 5 Single Core	316	244
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core	736	926
GeekBench 4 Single Core	1651	1303
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core	3668	4028
GeekBench 4 RenderScript	6585	2908
GeekBench 4 Battery	1726	1752

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps
GPRS	Yes	Yes
Edge	Yes	Yes
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, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB	3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go	microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	FM radio	No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port	- Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras	- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)	- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - -
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: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India)

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