LG G6 vs. Google Pixel 5

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of LG G6 and Google Pixel 5. 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 G6 vs. Google Pixel 5 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GTT9Q
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.9 mm 144.7 mm LG G6 has greater height than Google Pixel 5.
Width 71.9 mm 70.4 mm LG G6 has greater width than Google Pixel 5.
Depth 7.9 mm 8 mm LG G6 is narrower than LG G6.
Weight 163 g 151 g Google Pixel 5 is lighter than LG G6.
Body Colour Black | Ice platinum Just black | Sorta sage
Body Material Gorilla glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 6, 100% recycled aluminium enclosure
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, splashproof, scratch-resistant, water-resistant Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP68 IP68
SAR Value - 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.96 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Flexible OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6" Google Pixel 5 has larger screen size than LG G6.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2880 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels LG G6 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 5.
Display Format QHD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 564 ppi 432 ppi LG G6 has better pixel density than Google Pixel 5.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10 -
Display Enhancement Technology Dolby Vision -
Display Features In-Cell Display Technology, Always-on display, FullVision display Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), display with transmissive hole
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass), Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Processor Number MSM8996 Pro -
Clock Speed 2.35 GHz 2.4 GHz Google Pixel 5 has higher clock speed than LG G6.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Google Pixel 5 has higher processor core quantity than LG G6.
64-bit Architecture Yes - LG G6 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 620
MEMORY LG G6 Google Pixel 5
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 5 has more RAM than LG G6.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 5 has more internal memory than LG G6.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA LG G6 Google Pixel 5
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel LG G6 has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 5.
Lens Type Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Google Pixel 5 has better lens aperture than LG G6.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, BurstShot, manual mode, Cheese Shot, Food mode, Timer Shot, Snap video mode, Popout Mode, 360 Panorama mode -
Light Source LED light Flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Closed loop processing, geotagging, RAW image capture, camera roll view, Steady Record 2.0, Square Camera Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 13 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Google Pixel 5 has better second camera resolution than LG G6.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Google Pixel 5 has better second camera lens aperture than LG G6.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 107 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 5 has better front camera resolution than LG G6.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Google Pixel 5 has better front lens aperture than LG G6.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Time-lapse mode, Gesture Shot, Share Shot function, Auto Shot, GIF animation function, Popout Mode, Square Camera -
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh 4080 mAh Google Pixel 5 has larger battery capacity than LG G6.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Power Delivery 2.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 5 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 5 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface LG UX 6.0 -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Payment Technology Android Pay -
Navigation GPS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 48, Band 66, Band 71
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, TDD 3600, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, FDD 600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB AAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, M-JPEG, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.263, TS, WebM, VP8, VP9, Theora, OGM, MPEG4-ASP, MPEG4-SP, H.264 BP, H.264 MP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main, H.265 Main10 -
FEATURES LG G6 Google Pixel 5
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, flicker sensor, spectral sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, software updates FOTA (Firmware Over The Air), multitasking, HD Voice, Wi-Fi Calling, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, QuickMemo+ function, Smart Cleaning, Alarm Clock, Noise suppression by NXP Solution, Fast Charging, HD audio recorder, DriveMode, TTD compatible MIMO technology, Three microphones, Noise suppression, Titan M Security Module, 3 years of security and OS updates, Reverse wireless charging
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS LG G6 Google Pixel 5
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP68, MIL-STD 810G, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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