With the LG G5 officially launched, it’s time to check out how it fares against current flagships, especially the king of Android — Google Nexus 6P.
| LG G5 | Nexus 6P |
|---|---|
| 5.3-inch Quad HD IPS Quantum Display @ 2560x1440, 554ppi | 5.7-inch Quad-HD AMOLED display, 2560 x 1440 @ 518ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 430 GPU |
| 4GB LPDDR4 RAM | 3GB RAM |
| 32GB UFS ROM | 64GB |
| microSD up to 2 Terabytes | N/A |
| 16MP rear camera + 8MP wide angle, dual rear module | 12-megapixel, dual-LED flash, laser-detect AF |
| 8MP front-facing camera | 8-megapixel |
| 4G LTE Cat. 12 up to 600Mbps | 4G LTE |
| WiFi 802.11ac | Wi-Fi 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| NFC | NFC |
| USB Type-C, Hi-Fi Plus with B&O PLAY | USB Type-C |
| 2,800mAh Li-Ion battery (removable) | 3,450mAh Li-Po battery |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7mm | 159.4 x 77.8 x 7.3mm |
| 159g | 178 g |
| Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink | Gold, Gray (PH availability) |
Summary of advantages
LG G5:
* Denser display
* Latest Snapdragon CPU
* More powerful GPU
* Bigger RAM
* Expandable storage, up to 2TB
* Higher megapixel count for rear camera
* Hi-Fi Plus with B&O PLAY
* Removable battery
* More compact, lighter
Nexus 6P:
* Bigger display
* More spacious internal storage
* Optical image stabilization
* Larger battery
On paper, the LG G5 has the edge since it’s the latest device to be available. LG did everything they can to put the best available hardware today. But again, the Nexus line has the best advantage no other smartphones have, that’s the pure Android experience plus an immediate update to the latest version ready.
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Easy E says:
That’s innovation! Hope many can afford this monster