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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
			HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
			HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G710AWM
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	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
			LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 28(700), 46, 66(1700/2100) - USA (G710ULM)
			LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - USA (G710PM)
			LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G710EMW, G710EAW 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,20,25,29,30,38,41,46,66 - G710AWM
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE-A Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps or Cat15 800/150 Mbps (region dependant)
	GPRS	Class 33	Yes
	EDGE	Class 33	Yes

Launch	Announced	2016, September	2018, May
	Status	Available. Released 2016, October	Available. Released 2018, May

Body	Dimensions	159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm (6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)	153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
	Weight	174 g (6.14 oz)	162 g (5.71 oz)
	Build	Aluminum body (6000 series)	Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- MIL-STD-810G compliant	- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - MIL-STD-810G compliant

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 90.3 cm2 (~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 91.0 cm2 (~82.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)	1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
		- Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches - LG UX 5.0	- 100% DCI-P3 coverage - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Always-on display

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) - Korea only	Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 530	Adreno 630

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual-SIM model
	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Modules	16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6", laser AF, 3-axis OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2", no AF	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
	Features	Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/1.9	8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide)
	Video		1080p@60fps

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		- 32-bit/192kHz audio - B&O Play certified - 24-bit/48kHz audio recording - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/192kHz audio - DTS: X Surround Sound - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	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
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes	No
	Radio	FM radio, RDS (market dependent)	FM radio
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265/WMV player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player - Photo/video editor - Document editor	- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only) - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Titan, Silver, Pink	New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Raspberry Rose
	SAR EU		0.24 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)
	Price	About 460 EUR	About 550 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2473 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2159 Basemark X: 29385	Basemark OS II: 4649 / Basemark X: 43833
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1097 (nominal), 3.402 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 2044:1 (nominal), 3.978 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB, noise 68dB, ring 80dB	Voice 78dB, noise 76dB, ring 82dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB	Noise -94.0dB / Crosstalk -93.0dB
	Battery life	68h endurance rating	77h endurance rating