LG Stylo 5 vs. Stylo 4 - specs comparison

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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!

Display
Size
6.2 inches
6.2 inches
Technology
TFT
IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
79.63 %
79.76 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hardware
System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Octa-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU
Adreno 506
Adreno 506
RAM
3GB LPDDR3
3GB LPDDR3
Internal storage
32GB
32GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), LG UX UI
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)
Battery
Capacity
3300 mAh
3500 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Talk time
14.00 hours
the average is 3 h (180 min)
16.00 hours
the average is 3 h (180 min)
Stand-by time
20.0 days (480 hours)
the average is 3 days (72 h)
14.6 days (350 hours)
the average is 3 days (72 h)
Camera
Rear
Single camera
Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
13 MP (PDAF)
Specifications
Aperture size: F2.2
 
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD)
Features
Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
5 MP
Video capture
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Design
Dimensions
6.30 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches (160 x 77.7 x 8.1 mm)
6.3 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches (160 x 77.7 x 8.4 mm)
Weight
6.07 oz (172.0 g)
the average is 5.8 oz (166 g)
6.3 oz (179.0 g)
the average is 5.8 oz (166 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
 
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Notification light, Stylus
Buyers information
Price
$ 300
$ 300
See the full LG Stylo 4 vs LG Stylo 5 specs comparison or compare them to other phones using our Specs Comparison tool.


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