LG G6 vs LG Q6 Comparison and Differences

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LG G6

LG G6

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LG Q6

LG Q6

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LG G6 or LG Q6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG G6 LG Q6
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Release date 2017, February 2017, July
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.83 in 142.5 x 69.3 x 8.1 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.73 in
Weight 163 g | 5.75 oz 149 g | 5.26 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3/5), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic body
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Colors Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Mystic White, Terra Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 5.5" in
Screen area 84.1 cm2 77.0 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 78.6% 78.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2880 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 564 PPI 442 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF
-13 MP, f/2.2, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm 5 MP, f/2.2, 1/5'', 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 6 UI Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UI 5.0
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 505
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM - Q6+
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Q6
16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Q6α

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 172026
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 298
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 581
GeekBench 5 Single Core 297 81
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 717 285
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1664 550
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3795 1993
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6911 1750
GeekBench 4 Battery 3246

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat7 300/100 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (market dependent)
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.15 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (market dependent) Stereo FM radio with RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only)
-Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Versions: LG G6+ with 128 GB storage; H870 (Europe); H871 (AT&T); H872 (T-Mobile); H873 (Canada); H870K (Australia); LS993 (Sprint); US997 (U.S. Cellular); VS988 (Verizon Wireless)

- Versions: M700N (Europe, Single SIM); M700A (Europe, Dual SIM); M700DSK (India); M700AN (Kazakhstan) LG Q6+ 64/4 GB RAM; LG Q6� 16/2 GB RAM

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