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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 | 6.08 x 2.98 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.40 ounces |
| Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Glass; metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 264.00 | $ 439.00 |
| 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 336 hours standby time 28 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 slightly better than Galaxy S6 edge+, getting an 87.1 score against 79.3. LG Velvet's body is newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Galaxy S6 edge+. The Galaxy S6 edge+ features a better looking display than LG Velvet, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a higher pixel number per inch of screen.
LG Velvet has a superior processing unit than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores. LG Velvet has a much better camera than Galaxy S6 edge+, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the LG Velvet also has a camera with way more mega-pixels, a lot larger back camera sensor taking way better quality videos and pictures and a larger diafragm aperture.
The LG Velvet counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The LG Velvet counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy S6 edge+, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, LG Velvet is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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