Mobile Phones

LG V10 vs LG G5 Which Is Best?

LG smartphones are becoming popular with the passage of time. LG released numerous great phones LG V10 and LG G5 are one of them. LG released V10 in October, 2015 after some months LG announces G6 and it was released in April, 2016. We will discuss the detailed specs of LG V10 vs LG G5.

Physical size:

LG V10: 159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm (6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 in)

LG G5: 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)

LG V10 measures 159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm (6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 in) and weighs 192 g (6.77 oz), whereas LG G5 measures 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in) and its weight is 159 g (5.61 oz)

End note:

LG V10 is larger and heavier in weight as compared to LG G5. V10 have stainless steel sides and plastic back whereas G5 have aluminum body.

Display:

LG V10:5.7 inches

LG G5:5.3 inches

LG V10 has 5.7 inches display with resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio having IPS LCD display with a Quad HD resolution, whereas LG G5 has 5.3 inches display with same resolution and technology as LG V10.

End note:

LG V10 has a larger display but pixels and underlying technology of both phones are same. G5 have higher pixel density of 554 ppi whereas, LG V10 have 515 ppi.

Battery:

LG V10: Li-Ion 3000 mAh

LG G5: Li-Ion 2800 mAh

Just like size and display LG V10 have a slightly bigger removable battery of Li-Ion 3000 mAh. Its stand by time with 3G is up to 150 hrsand talk time with 3G is 18 hrs. LG G5 have removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh battery with stand by time up to 400 hrs with 3G and talk time up to 20 hrs with 3G. Both phones support fast 18W charging.

End note:

LG V10 has a larger battery but G5 have more stand by and talk time.

Storage:

LG V10: 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

LG G5: 32GB 4GB RAM

LG V10 has 2 variants, 1st variant has 32 GB internal storage with 4 GB RAM and 2nd one has 64 GB internal storage with again 4 GB RAM. It supports microSD card up to 256 GB. Whereas, LG G5 have 32 GB internal storage with 4 GB RAM. It supports microSD card up to 1 TB.

End note:

Both phones have same internal storage and RAM of 32 GB variant. But one variant of V10 have more internal storage.

Camera:

LG V10: 16 MP rear camera with dual 5 MP and 5 MP selfie cameras

LG G5: 16 MP and 8 MP rear cameras with 8 MP selfie camera

LG V10 have 16 MP back camera with dual front cameras, both are 5 MP. Whereas LG G5 have dual back cameras of 16 MP and 8 MP with 8 MP front camera.

End note:

LG V10 has dual front cameras and G5 have dual back cameras. But overall LG G5 image quality is good.

Platform:

LG V10:Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)

LG G5:Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

LG V10 has Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) platform which is upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat). It has chipset Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808, Hexa-core CPU and Adreno 418 GPU. Whereas, LG G5 has Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) which is can be upgraded to Android 8.0 (Oreo). It has Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 chipset, Quad-core CPU and Adreno 530 GPU.

End note:

G5 have upgraded OS, LG G5 will definitely beat V10 in performance.

Sensors:

LG V10

LG G5

· Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

· Accelerometer

· Gyro

· Proximity

· Compass

· Barometer

· Color spectrum

· Fingerprint (rear-mounted)

· Accelerometer

· Gyro

· Proximity

· Compass

· Barometer

· Color spectrum

End note:

Both smartphones have same sensors.

Conclusion:

LG V10 is larger and heavier with big display and larger battery capacity. On the other hand, G5 have better camera quality and more stand by and talk time. LG G5 has a better processor and advanced OS. So if you compromise on bit smaller display then LG G5 is worth buying.