Phone Comparison - LG G5 vs LG G6 vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced February 2016 February 2017 August 2017
Status Available - May 2016 Available - April 2017 Available - August 2017
Price Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink Grey, Black Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold
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)
151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
Weight 159 g (5.61 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
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)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS Quantum Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 5.7 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (565 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.19% 78.29% 74.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
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 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
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 Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP, AF [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, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD v4.2, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2TB GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2800 mAh 3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -