LG G6 vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	May 30, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$700

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm	5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 79.47% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 561 PPI	2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2350 MHz Kryo	Octa-core Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm	13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

for Verizon Wireless

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 27, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFVS988
Measured SAR	Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.48 W/kg

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20

for Sprint and Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 27, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFLS993
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

for AT&T

OS	Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
FCC approval	Date approved: Apr 07, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH871
Measured SAR	Head: 0.70 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.42 W/kg

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Radio	FM
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 24, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH870
Measured SAR	Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 0.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.14 W/kg

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