While Apple continues to take that battle to the FBI, we take a look at something not as serious but significant to the smartphone market. Who doesn’t like an old fashioned comparison between two leading devices of the Android field? The point to make here is to get a glimpse into the two most interesting smartphones of the year. With slight changes in design and major upgrades under the hood, we take a look how the LG G5 stacks up with the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
Samsung Galaxy S7
5.1-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels
576ppi
5.6x2.7x0.3 in
5.4 oz; 152 g
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
12-megapixel camera; 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 4K video
2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
32GB, 64GB (storage varies by region); 4GB of RAM
200GB of expandable storage
3,000mAh (nonremovable) battery
Home button fingerprint sensor
Water-resistant
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
5.5-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels
534ppi
5.9x2.9x0.3-in
5.5oz; 157g
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
12-megapixel camera; 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 4K video
2.15GHz + 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
32GB, 64GB (storage varies by region); 4GB of RAM
200GB of expandable storage
3,600mAh (nonremovable) battery
Home button fingerprint sensor
Curved screens, water-resistant
LG G5
5.3-inch; 2,560x1,440 pixels
554ppi
5.8x2.9x0.3-in
5.61oz; 159g
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
16-megapixel camera; 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 4K video
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
32GB of storage; 4GB of RAM
2TB of expandable storage
2,800mAh (nonremovable) battery
Home button fingerprint sensor; USB-C
Pull-out battery and two rear cameras
The biggest attraction set forth by LG is the phone’s ability to swap out a certain part. Because it is a modular phone, the G5 can actually let you swap out the battery or insert other necessary accessories. And Samsung has decided to focus more on its enhancements on their second menu bar display. As the Galaxy flagship keep the design changes to a minimum, the G5 is quite far that of its predecessor. There isn’t a clear winner between the two since we haven’t been able to play with either. What we can say is that Samsung took the safe route and hung onto the idea of, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
Even though the G5 isn’t as pretty, the inner works continues to impress, not to mention its excellent use of its camera. Strangely, given its specs, it falls in between the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge models. So if you actually wanted a device that fell in between the two, the G5 would be perfect. However, there are a couple of significant differences between the G5 and the Galaxy models. The first is its camera and pixels, the other would be the huge advantage of having the ability to expand your storage to 2TB.
The only real downside of having the G5 is its battery life, taking a hit by both Galaxy devices. Overall, it might not be a big deal to some, but you would expect the battery life to excel in the modern-day market of smartphones.
