Essential Phone vs LG K61 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 164.5 x 77.5 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	6.74 oz (191.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Shock, Vibration, Temperature, Humidity; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Titanium, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.85 %	81.34 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2300 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB, available to use: 111.2 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
3040 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	48 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro)
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)	16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700	€ 230

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Feb 18, 2020

Links

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