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LG Stylo 5 Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Launch
Release Date
Jun, 2019 Jan, 2021
Status
Available Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
UI
NA One UI 3.1
Dimensions
160 x 77.7 x 8.4 mm (6.30 x 3.06 x 0.33 in) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
179 g 169 g
Body
NA Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Color Options
Blonde Rose, Platinum Gray Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Size
6.2 inches
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6.2 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~390 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~421 ppi density)
Protection
NA Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
NA 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)
Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Ion, 3500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion ,4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 45W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) - USA/China
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - Global
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-G78 MP14 - Global
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Memory & Storage
Ram
3GB RAM 8GB RAM
Storage Memory
32GB Built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No
Cameras
Rear/Back
13 MP, PDAF Triple 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR Video 1080p@30fps

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60f s, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS Show more

Front
5 MP Video 1080p@30fps 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Stylus Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Bands
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2... LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),...
5G Bands
NO SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
NFC
No Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Extra
NA FM radio (Snapdragon model only)
Pricing
Price
US$ 224 USD $888
Resale Value
Moderate Very High
Comparison Result
Score
2 Point(s) 12 Point(s)
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