Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 vs LG G6 vs Essential PH-1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung LG Essential
Announced February 2016 February 2017 May 2017
Status Available - March 2016 Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 39,990 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Silver Grey, Black Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
(5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor -
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface TouchWiz UI - Ambient OS
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 256 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.7 inches 5.71 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (565 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.33% 78.29% 84.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio - No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 16 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, 16 MP (29mm, f/1.8) + 16 MP (12mm, f/1.8), OIS (3-axis), 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 29mm, 1/2.6" Sensor Size @ 12mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X v5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 256 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3300 mAh 3040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -