Category Breakdown
Lenovo Z5
LG Stylus 2 Plus
Performance
71.555.4
Camera
38.127.9
Display
58.958.9
Battery
26.124.2
Build
77.00.2
Connectivity
54.255.5
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
43.631.0
Summary
- The Lenovo Z5 features a more premium build quality with a glass front and back, and an aluminum frame, compared to the LG Stylus 2 Plus, which has a simpler design.
- The Z5 has a larger 6.2-inch IPS LCD display with a higher resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels, offering better clarity than the 5.7-inch display of the Stylus 2 Plus at 1080 x 1920 pixels.
- In terms of performance, the Z5 is powered by the Snapdragon 636 chipset, providing superior processing capabilities over the Snapdragon 430 in the LG device.
- The camera on the Z5 also outperforms the Stylus 2 Plus, featuring a 16 MP rear camera compared to the Stylus's 13 MP or 16 MP options.
- The Z5 has a slightly larger 3300 mAh battery versus the 3000 mAh in the Stylus 2 Plus, and runs on a more recent Android version, 8.1 Oreo, compared to the Stylus's Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which can be upgraded to 7.0 Nougat.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Lenovo Z5
LG Stylus 2 Plus
General
Release Date
2018
2016
Announced
2018
2016
Description
N/A
Versions: K535D (India), K535N (HK, Taiwan), LG Stylo 2 Plus MS550 (Metro PCS); LG Stylo 2 Plus K550 (T-Mobile), K530F (South America)K530F, K535D and K535N models has no fingerprint scanner
Display
Size
6.2"
5.7"
Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Resolution
1080 x 2246 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)
1080 x 1920 pixels720 x 1280 pixels - K550 model, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
PPI
1080
1080
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Performance
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
Octa-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 or Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 509
Adreno 505
Memory
64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM (K530,MS550); 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM (K535D)
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF8 MP
13 MP or 16 MP, f/2.2, AF
Main Camera Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0
5 or 8 MP
Front Camera Features
N/A
LED flash
Video Recording
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
1080p@30fps
N/A
Optical Stabilization
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
Raw Photo Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
3300 mAh
3000 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3000/2900 mAh, removable
Charging Details
15W wired
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Safety
Dimensions
153 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm (6.02 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
155 x 79.6 x 7.4 mm (6.10 x 3.13 x 0.29 in)
Weight
165 g
146 g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame
N/A
Colors
Black, Aurora, Blue
Titan, Gold, Brown
Foldable
✗
✗
SAR
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✓
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
4.1/4.2, A2DP, LE
NFC
✗
✓
USB
USB Type-C 2.0
microUSB 2.0
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS
GPS, GLONASS
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes
Software & Security
Operating System
Android 8.1 (Oreo), ZUI 3.9
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Fingerprint
✓
✓
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (rear-mounted; region dependent), accelerometer, proximity, compass

