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| Global Score | |
| 70.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-08-03 | 2016-09-29 |
| 5.71 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.03 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic; metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 115.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6200 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 21.50 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.58 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 671 hours standby time 11.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V20 is slightly better than the Xperia M5, with a overall score of 77 against 70.5. The LG V20 body has the same thickness than Xperia M5, but it's heavier. The LG V20 features a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia M5, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
The Sony Xperia M5 counts with a bit sharper display than LG V20, although it has a quite smaller display, a just a bit less pixels per inch of display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. LG V20 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Sony Xperia M5, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB.
LG V20 features a better camera than Sony Xperia M5, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture. The LG V20 features superior battery performance than Xperia M5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity against 2600mAh.
LG V20 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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