LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Comparison and Differences

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LG V20

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

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LG V20 or Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG V20 Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)
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Release date 2016, September 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.07 in 161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 3.19 in
Weight 174 g | 6.14 oz 210 g | 7.41 oz
Body Build Aluminum body (6000 series) Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Titan, Silver, Pink White, Black, Gold
Battery 3200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 33 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 109 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 6" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.4% 75.9%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 513 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6'', laser AF, 3-axis OIS
-8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2'', no AF
-16 MP, f/1.9, 1/2.8'', OIS, AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/1.9
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Experience UI 9
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 510
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 306 234
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 539 721
GeekBench 5 Single Core 293 231
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 659 841
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1569 1300
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3492 3796
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6371 3558
GeekBench 4 Battery 1878

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -A910F/DS
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300) 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) -A910F/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE-A Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Class 33 Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)     1.32 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS (market dependen FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 32-bit/192kHz audio
-B&O Play certified
-24-bit/48kHz audio recording
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MIL-STD-810G compliant

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fast battery charging
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Versions
- Versions: H990N (Hong Kong); H990DS (Global Dual-SIM); H910 (AT&T); H918 (T-Mobile); LS997 (Sprint); US996 (US Cellular); VS995 (Verizon); H990T (Mexico). Also known as LG V20 Dual H990DS/H990N with d

- Also known as Samsung A9 Pro Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots

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