Phone Comparison - LG U vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

LG U
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung
Announced October 2016 December 2015
Status Coming Soon - November 2016 Available - February 2016
Price Rs. 11,000 ($170.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black, pink Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.6 x 73.2 x 7.7 mm
(5.81 x 2.88 x 0.3 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 4

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 1.14 GHz [Similar] Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.88% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 78 h
Talk Time - Up to 17 h (3G)