Essential Phone vs LG Q6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Jul 11, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	5.61 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 142.5 x 69.3 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.26 oz / 149.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Gold, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 79.01% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2160x1080px, 439 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 2GB/16GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
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, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11	Date approved: Aug 09, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFM700N
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/64GB
Colors	Black, Gray, Blue

Memory	2GB/16GB
Colors	Black, Gold, Gray