<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Mobile	O
World	O
Congress	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2015	O
LG	B-Application
G4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lower-spec	O
variation	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
SE	I-Application
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
modular	O
accessory	O
system	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
limited	O
use	O
cases	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
inability	O
to	O
perform	O
hot	B-Device
swapping	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
LG	B-Application
G	I-Application
models	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
volume	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
the	O
G5	O
's	O
volume	O
controls	O
are	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
bezel	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
circular	O
power	O
button	O
—	O
which	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
fingerprint	O
reader	O
—	O
remains	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G5	O
includes	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
820	O
system-on-chip	O
and	O
4GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G5	O
has	O
a	O
5.3-inch	O
1440p	O
IPS	B-Architecture
display	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lower-specification	O
variation	O
,	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
SE	I-Application
,	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
including	O
Latin	O
America	O
and	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
652	O
system-on-chip	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
820	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
3GB	O
of	O
LPDDR3	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
instead	O
of	O
4GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
6.0.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
"	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
confusion	O
between	O
removing	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
apps	O
and	O
uninstalling	O
them	O
entirely	O
,	O
the	O
G5	O
's	O
home	O
screen	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
"	O
app	O
drawer	O
"	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
places	O
all	O
apps	O
on	O
pages	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
like	O
iOS	B-Application
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G5	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
's	O
"	O
adoptable	O
storage	O
"	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Nougat	I-Application
"	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
final	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
8.1.0	I-Application
"	I-Application
Oreo	I-Application
"	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
supports	O
unlocking	B-Application
the	I-Application
bootloader	I-Application
of	O
certain	O
G5	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
rooted	B-Application
,	O
and	O
allows	O
custom	B-Application
ROM	I-Application
images	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
independent	O
custom	O
ROMs	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
some	O
G5	O
versions	O
independently	O
of	O
LG	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
LineageOS	B-Application
18.1	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
11	O
)	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
line	O
of	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
G5	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Friends	O
"	O
were	O
initially	O
unveiled	O
alongside	O
the	O
phone	O
itself	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
wired	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
known	O
as	O
the	O
LG	O
360	O
VR	O
(	O
which	O
attaches	O
via	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
USB-C	O
port	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
LG	O
360	O
Cam	O
virtual	O
reality	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
LG	O
Rolling	O
Bot	O
;	O
these	O
ultimately	O
did	O
not	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
accessories	O
utilizing	O
the	O
expansion	O
slot	O
system	O
were	O
unveiled	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
LG	O
Cam	O
Plus	O
"	O
accessory	O
adds	O
a	O
grip	O
to	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
that	O
incorporates	O
physical	O
camera	O
controls	O
,	O
a	O
jog	B-Device
wheel	I-Device
for	O
zoom	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
supplemental	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LG	B-Application
G5	I-Application
's	O
overall	O
design	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
shift	O
to	O
a	O
metal	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
820	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
the	O
G5	O
's	O
specifications	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
competitive	O
than	O
other	O
flagships	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
G4	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
model	O
with	O
reduced	O
core	O
count	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
overheating	O
issues	O
of	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
810	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
G5	O
's	O
performance	O
was	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
820-based	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
day-to-day	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
not	O
directly	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
rivals	O
 '	O
performance	O
in	O
a	O
lab	O
,	O
it	O
feels	O
super	O
slick.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modular	O
accessory	O
system	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
modules	O
designed	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
hot	B-Device
swap	I-Device
modules	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
something	O
no	O
other	O
metal	O
smartphone	B-Application
can	O
claim.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
always-on	O
display	O
on	O
the	O
G5	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
more	O
useful	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
support	O
for	O
displaying	O
all	O
notifications	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
just	O
specific	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Next	O
Web	O
lamented	O
LG	O
's	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
Dual	O
Window	O
feature	O
—	O
albeit	O
believing	O
the	O
removal	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
native	O
dual	O
window	O
functionality	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
LG	O
's	O
customizations	O
were	O
"	O
all	O
around	O
less	O
useful	O
than	O
Samsung	O
's	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LG	O
smartphone	B-Application
bootloop	O
issues	O
that	O
mainly	O
plagued	O
the	O
G4	O
line	O
were	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
G5	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
G4	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
LG	O
was	O
amended	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
G5	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
