Specs Comparison: LG G6 vs LG G5

LG has just announced its latest flagship — the LG G6. As always, a new top-of-the-line phone has a number of new features and better specifications that its predecessor. Let’s compare on paper what the new LG phone has.

LG G6	LG G5
5.7-inch QHD+ Full Vision display @ 2880x1440 pixels	5.3-inch QHD IPS display @ 2560x1440 pixels
565ppi	554ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front) / Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (back)	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
2.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core CPU	2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530 GPU	Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM	4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB/64GB UFS 2.0 storage	32GB UFS storage
Expandable up to 2TB via microSD	Expandable up to 2TB via microSD
13MP (f/1.8, OIS, 3-axis) + 13MP (f/2.4) wide-angle Laser AF rear cameras w/ dual LED Flash	16MP (f/1.8 aperture, 75-degree lens) w/ OIS + 8MP (f/2.4 aperture, 135-degree lens) Laser AF rear cameras
5MP f/2.2 wide-angle front camera	8MP f/2.0 wide-angle front camera
4G LTE-A Cat.12/13	4G LTE-A Cat. 12
WiFi 802.11ac, dual-band	WiFi 802.11ac, dual-band
Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 4.2
NFC	NFC
USB Type-C	USB Type-C
Fingerprint Sensor	Fingerprint Sensor
Hi-Fi Quad DAC	24-bit Hi-Fi
	IR Blaster
Dust and Water resistance
3300mAh Li-Ion battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	2,800mAh removable battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Android 7.0 Nougat with LG UX 6.0 UI	Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ LG UX 5.0
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9mm	149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
163g	159 grams
Ice Platinum, Astro Black, and Mystic White	Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink

LG G6 advantages:

Bigger display in a similar body size
Better display technology
Slightly better CPU
Faster internal storage
Hi-Fi Quad DAC
IP68 Dust and Water resistance
Speedier USB-C port
Larger battery capacity
Updated UI

LG G5 advantages:

Still capable CPU
Brighter front-facing camera
Removable battery

The LG G6 has a number of improvements over the LG G5 mainly in the display department. With its full metal body, the G6 now has a bigger and better display while maintaining the overall dimensions of its predecessor. Other upgrades include IP68 dust & water resistance and the Hi-Fi Quad DAC audio chip. It’s pretty disappointing though with the CPU and GPU. According to reports, the latest Snapdragon chipset is still reserved, so LG has to opt with the SD821 for now.

What the LG G5 has that the G6 doesn’t is the modular feature. It didn’t exactly sell well but at least, it was nice to see a swappable battery and some nifty instant upgrades from last year.

We’ll reserve our final thoughts about the LG G6 when we get a review unit as soon as at it lands locally. Click on the banner below for more MWC 2017 news and updates.

Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.