LG G6 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$800

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm	5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 79.47% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 561 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	1.2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro (14 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2350 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
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: Dec 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 2.49 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

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 Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.37 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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