LG CU500 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs Comparison

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LG CU500	Apple iPhone 12 Pro
1100 mAh	2815 mAh
220x176px	6.1-inch · 2532x1170px
Swivel	Triple camera
0.016GB	6GB · 128GB
	Released · Oct 23, 2020
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Design

Dimensions
3.80 x 1.95 x 0.76 inches 96.5 x 49.5 x 19 mm	5.78 x 2.82 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.6 x 7.4 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
3.70 oz (105.0 g)	6.66 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Numeric keypad, Music control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite

Display

Size
	6.1-inch
Resolution
220x176px	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Technology
TFT	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
	86.93 %
Colors
65 536
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
96 x96 px, TFT, Colors: 65 536

Hardware

System chip
	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
0.016GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 2min

Browsing

12h 35min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

6h 46min

Camera

Rear
Swivel	Triple camera
Main camera
1.3 MP	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
320x240 (QVGA)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Polyphonic ringtones (72 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 14, 2006 FCC ID value: BEJCU500
Measured SAR
Head: 0.73 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.42 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1000 / € 1150
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 13, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1100

with 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1300

Links

Full specifications
LG CU500 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPhone 12 Pro Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPhone 12 Pro User Reviews