After a failed experiment with the modular design on the LG G5, LG is coming back strongly this year with the new LG G6. Now, LG is focusing on building a smartphone with a large display and compact body.
Apart from the new design, some notable features of the LG flagship include the 2:1 aspect ratio, a 5.7-inch LCD screen with the resolution of 2880 x 1440 pixels, a dual-lens camera, and Dolby Vision and HDR10 support. It is powered by the Snapdragon 821 processor and 4GB of RAM.
This is an impressive piece of tech and it has received a great number of pre-orders at launch. However, the G6 still comes in a variety of model numbers, depending on the carrier or country you buy it from. So you should be careful before making the order, and make sure it will be compatible with your network. You can find some models like H870, H870S, H870K, H870V, H870DS, H871, H872, H872PR, H873, US997, LS993, AS993, VS998 B/G/P/T/W, G600 S/K/L. All of them have the same look but the hardware has some differences, especially with the supported cellular networks. Let’s check out all the differences.
| Model Number | Cellular Bands | Market Countries | Market Regions |
| H870
H870 S/K/V |
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20 TD-LTE: B38/B40 |
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK | Africa, Australia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Western Europe |
| H870DS (Dual SIM) | GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA: B1/B2/B5/B8 TD-SCDMA: 2000 / 1900 MHz LTE: B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B20/B26/B28 TD-LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41 |
Russia, Hong Kong | Europe, Asia |
| H871 (AT&T)
H872 / H872PR (T-Mobile) H873 (Canada) |
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS: 1/2/4/5 LTE: B2/B4/B5/B12/B66 |
USA, Canada | North America |
| G600S (SKTelecom)
G600K (KT Mobile) G600L (LG U+) G600V |
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA: B1/B5 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26 TD-LTE: B38/B39/B40/B41 |
South Korea | Asia |
| US997 (Unlocked, U.S. Cellular) | CDMA: 1.9 GHz PCS, 800 MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS: 1/2/4/5/8 LTE: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B13/B17/B20/B25 |
USA | North America |
| LS993 (Sprint)
AS993 (Brightpoint) |
CDMA: BC0/BC1/BC10
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA: B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 LTE: B2/B4/B5/B12/B25/B26/B41 |
USA | North America |
| VS998 B/G/P/T/W (Verizon Wireless) | CDMA: 1.9 GHz PCS, 800 MHz
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz UMTS: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz LTE: B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B13/B17/B20/B66 |
USA | North America |
salim says
based on this article, Does this mean that any of the dual SIM models would Not be sold in asia?
thanks in advance for an answer..
Pukau says
Hong Kong got H870DS
Andrew Louden says
I don’t understand how the AT&T variant lacks band 17. That’s their main LTE band, used nationwide.
kl says
AT&T band 17 is now incorporated into band 12.
Andrew Louden says
Thanks.
Amit says
Dual sim version is available in Australia at all big retailers like jbhifi and Harvey Norman
John Quaedvlieg says
Ook in nederland verkrijgbaar de LG G6 870 DS?
M.VR. GR. John Quaedvlieg
Jose Valencia Gomez says
So which model should I buy if I want wireless charging?
Paul says
it seems only the 3 US version H872, H872 and H873 support it as by ebay
Gareth Dean says
Will the H870DS (Asian market dual SIM?) work in South Africa on the Vodacom network?
Ray says
Any information on model US996 available on eBay?
Tuan Do says
You can find the LG US996 here https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v20-model-numbers-differences/
Luis Miguel Alves Gomes Euséb says
Does the h870ds works well in portugal, europe? Network and language setings?
Will upgrades go normally?
Warranty is 2 years? European or international?
If it ‘s international can I go to an LG European shop?
Thanks
Eduardo says
I have the same question, i am from spain. Help please
Miguel says
YEs it does. i Have teh DS in finland – uses the same bands as in Portugal or Spain
Stephen says
Is LG g6 H870s have Quad hi-fi dac
Michael says
I want to ask the same question.
Vasskob says
Hi!
Which version has hifi quad DAC what I can use in Europe? I heard not the all versions have it.
THANKS
Vasskob says
I know fore sure that LGH870DS has one.
PTO says
Be aware that ONLY the G600 model versions have the dedicated high quality DAC for Hi Res audio. All the others have a common audio chip, most probably the one of the Snapdragon SoC.
Tuan Do says
Not true, the H870DS has the Hi-Fi DAC as well.
Nicolai says
Greetings and thank you for the table. 2 questions please between H870DS and H871/872/873 (I bounce between US/Europe/South America for cancer treatments and I’d like to have 3/3.5/4G coverage in as many areas as possible, often very rural)
1) how significant is WDCMA B8 (on h870DS and NOT on h871)
2) same with LTE B4, b6, B13, and B66 (on H871 but not on H870DS) as well as B7 and B13 (on h870ds but not b871)
3) I am NOT a techie and use my phone ONLY for communications + email + web browsing and occasional listening to music on YouTube (no gaming whatsoever)
4) any other reason to prefer one model over the other?
Many thanks for whatever addtional advice you can provide.
NC
Ariana says
Will the LG G6 H872 work in Europe????
Fred says
Where is the model number for LG G6? Also, are there going to be any updates for the LG G6.
Tom Chuang says
The US997 variant supports LTE bands 1/2/3/4/5/7/12/13/17/20/25 according to LG USA website. This does not comply with the bands listed in here.
Tuan Do says
Thanks a lot for pointing it out. I’ve updated the post.
Michael says
How do I know if my phone is korean verion? In the box, its indicated that made in korea but usually it is. I bought this in saudi arabia and the model is H-870s.
M Richard says
Does the vs 998 version fully function in the Netherlands?
Javier H says
The information is far from accurate…at least in the H870DS which has more LTE frequencies than stated in this page. I use it in Argentina with bands 4, 7 and 28
This article neglects 4 and 28
Tuan Do says
Thanks, I’ve updated the post.
Roberto says
I’m searching phone LG G6, only H870DSV or H870V variant model.
Where buy its?
Alex says
Quick question, please. I have seen different product codes of LG G6, for example LGH870.APOCBK. I understood that the last two letters stand for color, BK being black, or PL – platinum, WH – white and so on.
What does it mean the first four letters, APOC? I have seen there are (at least) APOC, AGBR, ADEC… What’s the difference between them? I imagine it should be a region, but I can’t figure it out.
Thanks.
Lakhwinder singh says
Will LG G6 H873 works in india
Wasim khan says
How can i find internationa lg g6 model please add some one…..
Tuan Do says
Do you mean the US997?
Benno says
Which one to buy for Belgium?