LG K4 2017 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 22, 2016	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$829

Design

Dimensions
5.70 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches 144.7 x 72.6 x 7.9 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
4.87 oz (138.0 g)	5.78 oz (164.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 65.50% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
854x480px, 196 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 210 8909 (28 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 304	Yes
Memory
1GB/8GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDHC up to 32 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

Battery

Type
2500 mAh, Li - Ion	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

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
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.6	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
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP Video capture: 720p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
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, 3, 5, 7, 8	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
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

Links

Full specifications
LG K4 2017 Specs	Apple iPhone 12 Specs
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