Older flagship · 2016

LG G5 SE

Name: LG G5 SE
Brand: LG

Our Take CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Xiaomi Poco C50

An older flagship with a compact body and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

Strength Compact high-end size, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (2800mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.3″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Snapdragon 652 3 / 32 GB

2800 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

Display

5.3″ · IPS LCD · 1440 × 2560 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.3"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1440 × 2560 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Adreno 510

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

79,000

CPU

8-core, 1.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 510

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A72 1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.2 GHz

Camera

16 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

16 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.4

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX234 Exmor RS, 1/2.6", 1.12µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

2800 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2800 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Yes

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

156 g · 7.3 mm

Height

149.4 mm

Width

73.9 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

156 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 7

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

1440 × 2560 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.3″ vs 4.7″ screen

43% larger battery capacity

2,800 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

79k vs 238k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 156 g vs 138 g

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Samsung Galaxy S7

Loses on most 3 losses

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel

Lower benchmark score

79k vs 189k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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