LG G5 SE H840 vs. Sony XPERIA XA2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of LG G5 SE H840 and Sony XPERIA XA2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

LG G5 SE H840 vs. Sony XPERIA XA2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number H840 H3113
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.4 mm 142 mm LG G5 SE H840 has greater height than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Width 73.9 mm 70 mm LG G5 SE H840 has greater width than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Depth 7.7 mm 9.7 mm LG G5 SE H840 is narrower than LG G5 SE H840.
Weight 159 g 171 g LG G5 SE H840 is lighter than LG G5 SE H840.
Body Colour Titan Silver | Pink | Black
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.44 W/kg (body), 0.981 W/kg (head), 1.809 W/kg (body) (simultaneous), 1.585 W/kg (head) (simultaneous) 1.43 W/kg (body), 1.07 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Quantum TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.3" 5.2" LG G5 SE H840 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels LG G5 SE H840 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Display Format QHD Full HD
Pixel Density 554 ppi 424 ppi LG G5 SE H840 has better pixel density than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Max Brightness 850 cd/m² 500 cd/m² LG G5 SE H840 has better display brightness than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features Always-on display 2.5D curved glass, Image Enhance Technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.2 GHz Sony XPERIA XA2 has higher clock speed than LG G5 SE H840.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Qualcomm ADRENO 508
MEMORY LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 3 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory 23.5 GB 24 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 23 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XA2 has better camera resolution than LG G5 SE H840.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 LG G5 SE H840 has better lens aperture than LG G5 SE H840.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 120 mm
Optical Zoom - 5x
Digital Zoom 8x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, manual mode, Auto mode Slow motion video, SteadyShot, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) Yes - LG G5 SE H840 has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Touch & Shoot, Multi View recording Quick Launch, Quick Capture, Hybrid Auto focus, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, 5x Clear Image Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor R sensor
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 LG G5 SE H840 has better front lens aperture than LG G5 SE H840.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Gesture Shot, Auto Shot SteadyShot
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - LG G5 SE H840 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Virtual Flash Self-timer
BATTERY AND CHARGING LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2800 mAh 3300 mAh Sony XPERIA XA2 has larger battery capacity than LG G5 SE H840.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Standby Time 100 hours 863 hours Sony XPERIA XA2 has longer standby time than LG G5 SE H840.
Talk Time 240 minutes 2340 minutes Sony XPERIA XA2 has longer battery life when making calls than LG G5 SE H840.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 240 min
Standby: up to 100 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 2340 min
Standby (GSM): up to 863 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1740 min
Standby (3G): up to 991 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 1185 hrs
Playback (MP3 (via headset)): up to 124 hrs
Playback (Full HD video (H.264)): up to 22 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface LG UX 5.0 -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, HDP, HOGP, IOPT HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP, AVDP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, XMF, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, OPUS, iMelody, SP-MIDI WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP, apt-X HD, SMF
Supported Digital Video Standards VC-1, XviD, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, Theora, MPEG4-ASP, MPEG-4 SP MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, H.264 MP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main
Sound Enhancements - Clear Audio+, Surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, motion sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, magnetometer, motion sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Significant motion detector
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, QuickMemo function, Wi-Fi Miracast, infrared remote control, KnockON, Capture Plus function, Knock Code function, notification LED, Alarm Clock, modular design TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Screen mirroring, Wi-Fi Passpoint, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS LG G5 SE H840 Sony XPERIA XA2
Included Accessories Stereo headset, power adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter
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