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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2017-03-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 163.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2880 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2350 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.76 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than LG G6, having a overall score of 75.8 against 75.6. The Galaxy A5 (2017) body has the same thickness than the LG G6, but it is just a little lighter. The Galaxy A5 (2017)'s processing unit is very similar to the processor in LG G6, because although the Galaxy A5 (2017) has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores (although slower).
The LG G6 features a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px, a higher screen pixels density and a little bit bigger display. LG G6 has a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
LG G6 has a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the LG G6 also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The LG G6 counts with just a little better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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