Updated : Aug 07, 2019, 5:20 AM

LG G5 Specs

Released

Mar 31, 2016

Display

5.3-inch
2560 x 1440 px

Camera

16 MP Main
8 MP Selfie

Battery

2800 mAh

Storage

32GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
4GB RAM

OS

Android 8.0 Oreo
LG UX UI

Description

Redesigned from the ground up, the LG G5 waves plastic goodbye and ditches the signature rear volume controls for a streamlined, modern metal & glass design. So, in its bid to endow the LG G5 with a metal armor without losing customers to the lack of microSD slot and removable battery, LG engineered a slide-out bottom compartment that houses a 2800 mAh battery and a microSD slot alongside it. For the third time in a row, the LG G5 features a Quad-HD resolution screen, but at 5.3 inches by diagonal, it is smaller than the LG G4 and G3's 5.5-inch displays before it. LG went with an IPS-LCD display once again, and incorporates an interesting Always On feature. The LG G5 runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow topped off with LG's own UI, and is powered by the Snapdragon 820 SoC with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

This device is also known as LG H850, LG H820, LG US992, LG H830, LG LS992, LG G5 se, LG H845, LG RS988

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8.9

User Score (20 reviews)

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Specs

Display Benchmarks
Size	5.3-inch
Resolution	2560 x 1440 px, 554 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	70.15 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 (14 nm)
Processor	Quad-core, 2200 MHz, Kryo, 64-bit
GPU	Adreno 530
RAM	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	32GB, available to use: 22.4 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), LG UX UI
Device type	Smartphone
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Battery
Capacity	2800 mAh
Type	Li - Ion, User replaceable
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera
Rear	Dual camera
Main camera	16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Specifications: Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera	8 MP Specifications: Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 9 mm
Flash	LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) Features: HDR, Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design
Dimensions	5.88 x 2.91 x 0.29 inches (149.4 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm)
Weight	5.61 oz(159.0 g)
Materials	Back: Metal
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Left: Volume control
Colors	Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM
HD Voice	Yes
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Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring	DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio	FM
Additional microphone(s)	Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	Type-C (reversible), Features: Mass storage device, Video out, Charging
Hearing aid compatible	M3/T3
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Availability
Officially announced	Feb 21, 2016

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Alternative variants

for AT&T

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 15, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH820
Measured SAR	Head: 0.82 W/kg Body: 1.12 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 2.34 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg

for Verizon Wireless

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 15, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFVS987
Measured SAR	Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 1.05 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg

for Sprint

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 15, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFLS992
Measured SAR	Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

for T-Mobile

Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Mar 15, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH830
Measured SAR	Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.15 W/kg

Differences from the main variant:
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976 (28 nm)
Processor	Octa-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU	Adreno 510
RAM	3GB (LPDDR3)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular

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Overall User Rating

(20 reviews)

8.9

Build quality

8.9

Camera quality

9.9

Performance

9.8

Display

9.4

Battery life and charging

8.3

Aymane_HATAFI

Arena Apprentice

Best Phone ever had (Except Battery life)

Edited: Apr 17, 2019, 8:23 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

This phone is just awesome, I can't complain about anything, the camera is perfect, OH my god I've addicted to the wide angel lens and know I just can't get over it, the performance is just unbelievable, it can run any game very easy.
But the main problem is that the battery life is sucks, it makes me so angry about this phone, knowing that I'm not into gaming so just in term of multi tasking (and about 30 min of small games per day) still can barely achieve 3 hour of on screen time. but as I said except the battery problem it's a perfect phone.
Even in 2019 (I still use this till this moment) and it's still powerful and can easily achieve all heavy tasks and heavy games very sooth.
if you still have any question about the phone feel free to contact me at "[email protected]"

shujja

Arena Apprentice

Splendid and the best like no other

Posted: Mar 07, 2018, 11:53 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

Fantastic phone, using for more than an year now and still the interface is fluent, no lag at all.. only the screen retention issue is there that I think is common in this model. Design is really fantastic and unique.

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jzammit

GPS issues and LG Staff issues galore

Posted: Aug 01, 2017, 12:50 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

I have had the G5 since August 15th 2017 and hd the phone sent out for repair twice and it replaced once so far to fix the GPS issue everyone complains about.
When new, the GPS works perfectly, but after a few weeks of use the GPS will start having some connection issues and will eventually have connection to 0 satellite connection according to the app "GPS Status".
LG is very frustrating to deal with through their Chat service as well as some staff are very rude in the "internal team".

Other than the GPS issue, the phone is pretty good. Camera, screen and performance is good. The call quality is pretty shoddy sometimes though.

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