LG AX490 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$829

Design

Dimensions
3.74 x 1.92 x 1.00 inches 95 x 49 x 25 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
3.79 oz / 107.0 g	5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Half QWERTY, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Camera shutter	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
160x128px	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Colors
262 144
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
64 x96 px, OLED, Colors: 65 536

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
	Yes
Memory
	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2009
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4369
3D Mark High
Untested	2347
3D Mark Low
Untested	1801

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Battery

Type
1100 mAh, Li - Ion	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
0.3 MP VGA	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.1	5.0
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Yes	Lightning
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
AMPS
800 MHz
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 07, 2006 FCC ID value: BEJAX490
Measured SAR
Head: 0.21 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.08 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

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