Looking to switch carriers? This page should help you determine which carriers and MVNOs the LG G5 RS988 is compatible with.
LG G5 RS988 LTE Bands
| The LG G5 RS988 Supports LTE Bands: | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25 |
2G/3G Bands
| This Phone Supports 3G GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 |
| This Phone Supports 2G GSM Bands: | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 |
| This Phone Supports CDMA Bands: | 850, 1900 |
This phone was typically sold (at): Unlocked.
Support For Major Carrier And MVNO LTE Bands
The major wireless carriers and their respective MVNO’s use the LTE bands shown below. You can easily see which providers the LG G5 RS988 may be compatible with. The more bands that match up, the more compatible the phone will be with that network.
Keep in mind, even though your phone may appear to be compatible with Sprint or Verizon it still may not work on either of those networks. Sprint and Verizon must whitelist and approve your device for use on their networks. If the device is not whitelisted, it cannot be used. Sprint and Verizon compatible phones must also support CDMA networks described above, under the 2G/3G Bands header.
AT&T And AT&T MVNO Support
AT&T’s main LTE band is band 12, although band 17 can serve as a substitute for band 12. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on AT&T or an AT&T MVNO are low.
| LTE Bands Used By AT&T | Supported By LG G5 RS988 |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 12 | Yes |
| 14 | |
| 17 | Yes |
| 29 | |
| 30 | |
| 40 | |
| 66 |
AT&T MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Airvoice
- Allvoi Wireless
- Beast Mobile
- Best Cellular
- Black Wireless
- Boost Infinite
- Boost Mobile
- Consumer Cellular
- Cricket Wireless
- Dataxoom
- EasyGo
- Freedompop
- FreeUP Mobile
- Good2GO Mobile
- H2O Wireless
- i3 Mobile
- Project Genesis
- Pure Talk
- Red Pocket Mobile
- Republic Wireless by DISH
- UNREAL Mobile
- Wing
Sprint And Sprint MVNO Support
Sprint’s main LTE band is band 25. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on Sprint or a Sprint MVNO are low.
Even if your phone does support band 25 and the others, Sprint must first preapprove the device for use on its network or it can’t be used.
| LTE Bands Used By Sprint | Supported By LG G5 RS988 |
|---|---|
| 25 | Yes |
| 26 | |
| 41 |
Sprint MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Ideal Mobile
- Venn Mobile
- Virgin Mobile
- Zing Wireless
T-Mobile And T-Mobile MVNO Support
T-Mobile’s main LTE band is band 4. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on T-Mobile or a T-Mobile MVNO are low.
| LTE Bands Used By T-Mobile | Supported By LG G5 RS988 |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 12 | Yes |
| 66 | |
| 71 |
T-Mobile MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Allvoi Wireless
- Beast Mobile
- Best Cellular
- Boom! Mobile
- Boost Infinite
- Boost Mobile
- Boss Wireless
- Consumer Cellular
- Dataxoom
- EarthLink Mobile
- EcoMobile
- Gen Mobile
- Good2GO Mobile
- Google Fi
- GoSmart Mobile
- Hello Mobile
- i3 Mobile
- Karma Mobility
- Kroger Wireless
- Lycamobile
- Mango Mobile
- Metro By T-Mobile
- Mint Mobile
- Mobi
- Nebula Wireless
- netTALK Connect
- Optimum Mobile
- Patriot Mobile
- Project Genesis
- Reach Mobile
- Red Pocket Mobile
- SpeedTalk Mobile
- Telcel America
- Tello
- Teltik
- TextNow
- Ting Mobile
- Ultra Mobile
- Univision Mobile
- UNREAL Mobile
- US Mobile
- Wing
- Zing Wireless
- ZIP SIM
Veizon And Verizon MVNO Support
Verizon’s main LTE band is band 13. If your phone does not at least support this band, your chances of successfully using it on Verizon or a Verizon MVNO are low.
Even if your phone does support band 13 and others, Verizon must first preapprove the device for use on its network or it can’t be used.
| LTE Bands Used By Verizon | Supported By LG G5 RS988 |
|---|---|
| 2 | Yes |
| 4 | Yes |
| 5 | Yes |
| 13 | Yes |
| 66 |
Verizon MVNO’s that use the LTE bands above include:
- Affinity Cellular
- Best Cellular
- Boom! Mobile
- Cox Mobile
- Credo Mobile
- Dataxoom
- Lively (Formerly GreatCall)
- MobileX
- Net10
- Page Plus Cellular
- Red Pocket Mobile
- Selectel Wireless
- Simple Mobile
- Spectrum Mobile
- Straight Talk
- Ting Mobile
- Total by Verizon
- Total Wireless
- Tracfone
- Twigby
- US Mobile
- Visible
- Walmart Family Mobile
- Wing
- Xfinity Mobile
- Yahoo Mobile
- Zing Wireless
Other Noteable LG G5 RS988 Specs
| Display Size: | 5.3" 2560p x 1440p 554 PPI |
| Display Tech: | IPS LCD |
| Processor: | Snapdragon 820 |
| Rear Camera: | 16 MP standard angle OIS with f/1.8 aperture |
| Front Facing Camera: | 8 MP wide angle |
| Battery: | 2800 mAh |
| Internal Storage: | 32 GB |
| RAM: | 4 GB |
| OS At Launch: | Android 6.0 |
