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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Apple |
| 2020-05-15 | 2016-09-16 |
| 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset | Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 264.00 | $ 969.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 395 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.06 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.16 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 | -- |
Comparison review
LG Velvet has an overall score of 87.1, which is a bit better than iPhone 7 Plus's 83.8 global score. The LG Velvet body is extremely newer and just a bit lighter, but just a bit thicker than the iPhone 7 Plus. The LG Velvet has a bit faster CPU than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has 4 more cores and more RAM.
The iPhone 7 Plus features a bit more vivid display than LG Velvet, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels per inch of display. The LG Velvet features a superior storage capacity for applications and games than iPhone 7 Plus, because although it has just 128 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The LG Velvet has a really longer battery lifetime than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 48 percent larger battery size. The LG Velvet captures better pictures and videos than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the LG Velvet also has a lot bigger sensor which gives a lot better photo and video quality and a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the LG Velvet is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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