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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| 2017-01-13 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V20 has a general score of 77, which is a little bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The LG V20 design is a little bit thinner but a little bit heavier than the Galaxy A5 (2017), and both of them were released only 4 months apart. The LG V20 features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a just a little greater pixel number per inch in the display, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a little larger display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) has just a little better hardware performance than LG V20, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores. LG V20 takes slightly better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a 16 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the LG V20 also has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video.
The LG V20 has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. LG V20 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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