Phone Comparison - LG G5 vs LG G6 vs LG G7 ThinQ

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG LG
Announced February 2016 February 2017 May 2018
Status Available - May 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - May 2018
Price Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Grey, Black New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Raspberry Rose
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.88 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G710AWM
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 42(3500), 46 - Global
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.24 W/kg (head)
1.47 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P)
Processor , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 530 Adreno 630
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model

display Display

Type IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (565 ppi) 1440 x 3120 pixels (563 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.19% 78.29% 83.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.4) Dual 16 MP 16 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, 16 MP (29mm, f/1.8) + 16 MP (12mm, f/1.8), OIS (3-axis), 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 29mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 12mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF
16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", no AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps or Cat15 800/150 Mbps (region dependant)
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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 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 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -