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LG G5 root support — Magisk root and bootloader unlock
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LG G5

Released: 2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01Discontinued

NOT SUPPORTED

Not supported — this device type cannot be rooted through our service.

4.6 Rating

General

Brand
LG
Model
LG G5
Released
2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01
Status
Discontinued
Price
About 300 EUR
OS
Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), LG UX 5 UI
Dimensions
149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm (5.88 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
Weight
159 g (5.61 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
Nano-SIM, Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Display

Type
IPS LCD
Size
5.3 inches, 77.4 cm, 2, (~70.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~554 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU
Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Adreno 530
Internal
32GB 4GB RAM
Card slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Single
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Dual
16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 3-axis OIS, 8 MP, f/2.4, 9mm, 1/3.6", no AF
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps

Battery

Charging
18W wired, QC3

Network

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H850
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40 - H850
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat9 (3CA) 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Connectivity

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, OTG
3.5mm jack
Yes

Sensors

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

Other

Camera
Photo, /, Video
Colors
Silver, Titan, Gold, Pink
Models
H860, H850, F700L, VS987, H830, H831, H820, H840, LGLS992, LGUS992, F700S, F700K, RS988, LGAS992, H820PR
SAR EU
0.52 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
Display
Contrast ratio: 1855:1 (nominal), 2.905 (sunlight)
Stand-by
Up to 400 h (3G)
Announced
2016, February 21. Released 2016, April 01
Talk time
Up to 20 h (3G)
Loudspeaker
Voice 68dB / Noise 70dB / Ring 73dB
Performance
Basemark OS II 2.0: 2314Basemark X: 27577
Audio quality
Noise -92.6dB / Crosstalk -93.3dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 60h
Infrared port
Yes

LG G5 Overview

The LG G5 is an Android device from Lg, released in 2016. It combines the Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) and a 5.3-inch display, running Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). This page tracks its full specifications, root status, and the bootloader and recovery notes that apply to it.

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