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Google Pixel vs LG G5

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel , LG G5

Google Pixel 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

LG G5 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5.3". with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5.3" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 77.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 554 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS -8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6'', no AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 530
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 32 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 145789 151396
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 1651
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 3668
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705 6585
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738 1726
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307 316
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848 736
General specs Release date 2016, October 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 149.4 Х 73.9 Х 7.7 mm
Weight 143 g 159 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 290 EUR 300 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h Stand by time- Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G)
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS987, US992 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H830, US992  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H820CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS987  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H860N -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - H850  LTE band 1(2100), 20(800) - H830  LTE band 1(2100), 29(700), 30(2300) - H820  LTE band 1(2100), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - H860NLTE 2,3,4,5,7,13 - VS987LTE 2,4,5,12,13,17,25 - US992
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi 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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - Versions: H850 (Europe); LG G5 Speed H858 (Taiwan); VS987 (Verizon); H820 (AT&T); LS992 (Sprint); H830 (T-Mobile); US992 (US Cellular); Vodafone Also known as LG G5 Dual H860N with dual-SIM card slots

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel
  • Screen 5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy G5
  • Screen 5.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB