LG Nexus 5X vs LG G4 Comparison and Differences

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LG Nexus 5X

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LG Nexus 5X or LG G4 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG Nexus 5X LG G4
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Release date 2015, September 2015, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.79 x 5.79 x 2.86 in 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 3 in
Weight 136 g | 4.8 oz 155 g | 5.47 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic body
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Colors Carbon, Quartz, Ice Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather Red, White/Gold
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.9 cm2 82.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.2% 72.5%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 423 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, laser AF -16 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, laser AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); LG UX 4 UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 (20 nm)
CPU - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57) - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 418 Adreno 418
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 178
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1012 1079
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2273 2462
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2918 2720
GeekBench 4 Battery 1362

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asian model 
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 8(900), 26(850), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Asian model 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global model
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H811
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) - H815 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) - H815T 
LTE band 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 17(700) - H815P 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700) - H811
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 12 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, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort 4K), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 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 - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-Qi wireless charging (optional)
Versions
- Versions: H815 (EMEA), H815TR (Turkey), H815T (Hong Kong), H815P (LATAM, South Africa), H812 (Canada), H810 (AT&T), H811 (T-Mobile), LS991 (Sprint), VS986 (Verizon), US991 (US Cellular)

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