LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) vs Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB)
Side by side comparison between LG Viper 4G LTE vs Xiaomi Poco M5 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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6GB
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What's the better phone? Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB)
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3 Advantages 
23 Advantages | 18 Common items in both devices |
| TFT NOVA IPS / TFT IPS LCD |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Full HD (1920x1080) |
| 4G LTE / 4G LTE-A |
| +11 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) |
| Other model names | Sprint LG Viper LS840 CDMA + LTE | POCO M5 4G |
| Country or region available |  USA |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | LG | Xiaomi |
| Release date | 4/22/2012 | 9/5/2022, Announced: 9/1/2022 |
| Depth | 11.7 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 62 x 116.6 millimeters (2.44 x 4.59 in) | 76.09 x 163.99 millimeters (3 x 6.46 in) |
| Weight | 142 grams (4.97 ounces) | 201 grams (7.04 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Display type | TFT NOVA IPS | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 4" inches | 6.58" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~63% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~83.6% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 1080x2408 pixels (20:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 233 PPI | 401 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 90Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | 450nits[typ] |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread | Android 12 |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | MIUI 13 |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 | 64bit: MediaTek Helio G99 (6nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz Scorpion (Dual-core) | Octa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A76 (Dual-core) 6x 2GHz ARM Cortex-A55 (Hexa-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 220 | ARM Mali-G57 MC2 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 6GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 4GB (1.68GB available) | 128GB (101GB available) UFS 2.2 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 75/25 Mbps | 300/100 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Not supported | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | CDMA 800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE 1900 | LTE Cat7 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, LTE | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat7 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28) TD-LTE (38, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
📷 Camera | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | (triple camera) 50 megapixels 2MP macro f/2.4 2MP depth f/2.4 |
| Main camera resolution | 2560x1920 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 24 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | VGA (640x480) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/5" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Mono sound (not stereo) |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, XviD, MKV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | USB Type-C (reversible) |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 5.3 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Face unlock Fingerprint sensor (side-mounted) Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BL-44JS | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1700 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | 18W Wired fast charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 4.8 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 290 hours (12.1 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (Swype), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • 4GB microSD included • Java framework | • Colors: Black, Green, Yellow • Protective case included |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| LG Viper 4G LTE (LS840) | Xiaomi Poco M5 (128GB/6GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |