LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Google Nexus 6P: specs comparison

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LG G5 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Google Nexus 6P: specs comparison
The LG G5 is hot out of the oven, and it really brings a lot of excitement to an industry that has been a bit stale lately. The modular body of LG's G5 shows that one can have a metal unibody and a removable battery at the same time. A commendable design feat indeed!

But the expansion module aside, how does the G5 stack up against two other notable Android warriors - the beautifully-crafted Galaxy S6 and the gorgeous Nexus 6P? As we were quite intrigued by this, we devised a brief specs comparison that will show us who's boss... at least on paper, that is!

Check it out below:

LG G5 Samsung Galaxy S6 Google Nexus 6P

Design

Dimensions
5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm
5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 inches
143.4 x 70.5 x 6.8 mm
6.27 x 3.06 x 0.29 inches
159.3 x 77.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g) 4.87 oz (138.0 g) 6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Gold, Blue, White Black, Gold, Silver, White

Display

Size
5.3-inch 5.1-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI 2560x1440px, 577 PPI 2560x1440px, 518 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED AMOLED
Screen-to-body
70.15 % 70.48 % 71.60 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 (14 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Processor
Quad-core
2200 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2100 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T760 MP8 Adreno 430
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.4 GB 128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), LG UX UI Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI Android (8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 2550 mAh 3450 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12.3 MP (Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
8 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 9 mm
Flash
LED LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Video calling
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 5 MP (HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps) 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback, Custom equalizer, Preset equalizer, Sound effects Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 02, 2015
FCC ID value: A3LSMG920A
Date approved: Sep 28, 2015
FCC ID value: QISH1511
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.25 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
Head: 1.49 W/kg
Body: 0.81 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 649

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