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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG
Announced February 2016 July 2014
Status Available - May 2016 Available - July 2014
Price Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.19% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) [Similar] 13 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)