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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / 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)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 38, 39, 40, 41
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Launch	Announced	2017, February 26. Released 2017, April 07	2017, March 29. Released 2017, April 24
	Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body	Dimensions	148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
	3D size compare	Size up
	Weight	163 g (5.75 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
	Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
	SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
		IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810G compliant* *does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions	IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display	Type	IPS LCD, HDR10, Dolby Vision	Super AMOLED, HDR10
	Size	5.7 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~564 ppi density)	1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~570 ppi density)
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
			3D Touch (home button only)

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), LG UX 8 UI	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)	Exynos 8895 (10 nm) - EMEA Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)	Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China
	GPU	Adreno 530	Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China

Memory	Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
	Internal	32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	64GB 4GB RAM
		UFS 2.0	UFS 2.0 or UFS 2.1

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF, 3-axis OIS 13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF	12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
	Features	Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
	Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS, OIS

Selfie Camera	Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm	8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
	Features		HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1440p@30fps

Sound	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		32-bit/192kHz audio	32-bit/384kHz audio

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
	Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
	NFC	Yes	Yes
	Infrared port	No	No
	Radio	FM radio (market dependent)	No
	USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG	USB Type-C 3.1

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
			Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Battery	Type	Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable (11.55 Wh)
	Charging	18W wired, QC3, 50% in 30 min Wireless (USA)	15W wired, QC2 Wireless (Qi) (market dependent)
	Talk time		Up to 20 h (3G)
	Music play		Up to 67 h

Misc
	Colors	Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet	Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red
	SAR	0.65 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)	0.44 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.23 W/kg (head)     0.15 W/kg (body)	0.32 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)
	Models	H870, H870DS, H873, H870S, LGM-G600L, H872, H871, LS993, US997, vs988, VS988, LGM-G600K, LGM-G600S, AS993, LGUS997, H870AR, H872PR, H871S, H870I	SM-G950FD, SM-G950W, SM-G950S, SM-G950K, SM-G950L, SM-G9500, SM-G950A, SM-G950P, SM-G950T, SM-G950U, SM-G950V, SM-G950F, SM-G950U1, SM-G950N, SC-02J, SCV36, SM-G950, G950F
	Price	About 240 EUR	About 230 EUR

Tests	Performance	AnTuTu: 158785 (v7) GeekBench: 4175 (v4.4) GFXBench: 8.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 199022 (v7) GeekBench: 6656 (v4.4) GFXBench: 13fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
	Display	Contrast ratio: 2053 (nominal), 3.556 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 4.768 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 74dB	Voice 66dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 72dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.4dB	Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.8dB
	Battery (old)	Endurance rating 72h	Endurance rating 84h