Nokia 2.1 vs LG G6 Specs Comparison

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8.7
LG G6
Nokia 2.1 LG G6
Released · Aug 10, 2018
Released · Mar 10, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.7-inch · 2880x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
1GB · 8GB
4GB · 32GB
4000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 29, 2018 Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$115

Design

Dimensions
6.05 x 3.06 x 0.38 inches
153.6 x 77.6 x 9.67 mm
5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Metal
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Blue Black, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.82% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 79.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 2880x1440px, 561 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm) Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 308 Adreno 530
Memory
1GB (LPDDR3)/8GB 4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 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
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 12, 2018
FCC ID value: 2AJOTTA-1080
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 1.17 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.42 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

for EMEA and APAC
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
for India
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5
4G (TDD) Bands 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
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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