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LG Stylo 5 vs. Stylo 4 - specs comparison

By Florin Troaca

Updated: May 24, 2020, 2:00 PM

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LG Stylo 5 vs. Stylo 4 - specs comparison

After making its official debut last week, the LG Stylo 5 is currently being sold in the US by Cricket Wireless for $229, and by Boost Mobile for $200. The Stylo 5 is a very interesting affordable smartphone, as it features a built-in stylus pen with complementary software tricks - something that, at the moment, only Samsung's high-end and expensive Galaxy Note line is also offering.

The LG Stylo 5 is arguably a pretty good handset for its price class, but we're a bit disappointed by its specs, as there is little to differentiate this 2019 phone from last year's LG Stylo 4 (pictured above). The Stylo 5 has a similar display and the very same not-super-powerful processor that's found in its predecessor. The amounts of RAM and storage space have also remained unchanged, there are no significant camera upgrades, while the overall design isn't much of an update either.

The Stylo 5 does pack a larger battery (3,500 mAh vs. 3,300 mAh on the Stylo 4), but, for now, we can't say if those extra 200 mAh bring any perceivable increase in battery life. Another thing that's new is the software - we get Android 9 Pie on the Stylo 5, while the Stylo 4 still runs Android 8 Oreo (although it should be updated to Pie at some point).

A full specs comparison between the LG Stylo 5 and LG Stylo 4 can be found below.

In case you are wondering, it's likely that the LG Stylo 5 will be soon released on at least one major US carrier. We'll let you know when we find out more about this. Meanwhile, feel free to tell us what you think about LG's new stylus-equipped smartphone in the comments section!


LG Stylo 5	LG Stylo 4

Design

Dimensions
6.3 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches 160 x 77.7 x 8.4 mm	6.30 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches 160 x 77.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.3 oz (179.0 g)	6.07 oz (172.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus	Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black	Black

Display

Size
6.2-inch	6.2-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 390 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
79.76 %	79.63 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM450 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 506
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 15.76 GB	32GB, available to use: 21.38 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), LG UX UI

Battery

Capacity
3500 mAh	3300 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)	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+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 21, 2019 FCC ID value: ZNFQ720CS
Measured SAR
Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg