Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 76.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2017-01-06 | 2016-03-31 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 554 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.76 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2800mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG G5 has a score of 76.1, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. Although the LG G5 is older than the Huawei Mate 9, it's construction is just a little bit thinner and lighter. LG G5 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px.
The LG G5 features a bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei Mate 9 features a little better hardware performance than LG G5, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei Mate 9 also has 4 more CPU cores.
Huawei Mate 9 has a way better battery performance than LG G5, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2800mAh. The LG G5 takes a lot better photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the LG G5 also has a lot better 16 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a larger aperture.
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