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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2015-08-13 |
| 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset | Black, Gold, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 264.00 | $ 415.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2460 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 395 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | ARM Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.06 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 22 hours talk time |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The LG Velvet is just a bit better than the Galaxy Note 5, having an 87.1 score against 79.3. The LG Velvet construction is extremely newer than Galaxy Note 5's, although it is just a little bit heavier and a bit thicker. The Galaxy Note 5 counts with a brighter screen than LG Velvet, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher screen density and a slightly higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The LG Velvet counts with much more storage for apps and games than Galaxy Note 5, because it has an external SD slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. LG Velvet has a better performing processing unit than Galaxy Note 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
The LG Velvet counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Note 5, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video resolution, the LG Velvet also has a much higher 48 MP resolution back-facing camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photos in poorly lited environments and a much larger sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos.
LG Velvet has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 5, because it has a 43% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, LG Velvet is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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