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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-27 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.48 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Titanium and White |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 8.36 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The LG K61 is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 77.6 against 75.8. LG K61 is a incredibly newer phone than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), although it's heavier and a little bit thicker. LG K61 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the LG K61 also has more RAM.
LG K61 and Galaxy A5 (2017) have extremely similar displays, because although the LG K61 has a bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a much better camera than LG K61, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video quality and a camera in the back with way less MP.
The LG K61 features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 96 GB more internal memory. LG K61 features longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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