Student Tech Life: LG G5

LG G5 price, features and technical specifications. Versions: H850 (Europe), LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan), VS987 (Verizon), H820 (AT&T), LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile), US992 (US Cellular), Vodafone. Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots. Released 2016, April 159g, 7.7mm thickness Android OS, v6.0.1 32GB storage, microSD card slot 5.3" 1440x2560 pixels 16MP 2160p 4GB RAM Snapdragon 820 2800mAh Li-Ion.

Network	Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850
		HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800) - H830
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860N LTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987 LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, February
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2016, April

Body	Dimensions	149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	159 g (5.61 oz)
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.3 inches (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels (~554 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Always-on display - LG Optimus UX 5.0 UI

Platform	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 530

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
	Internal	32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	Dual 16 MP (29mm, f/1.8) + 8 MP (12mm, f/2.4), laser autofocus, OIS (3-axis), LED flash, check quality
	Features	1/2.6" sensor size @ 29mm, 1/3.2" sensor size @ 12mm, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Fast battery charging: 83% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.264/WMV player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 400 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 20 h (3G)

Misc	Colors	Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
	SAR EU	0.52 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
	Price group	8/10 (About 430 EUR)

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2425 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314 Basemark X: 27577
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 60h

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