LG V20 vs Huawei P9 Plus Comparison and Differences
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LG V20 or Huawei P9 Plus Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | LG V20 | Huawei P9 Plus | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2016, September | 2016, April | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 3.07 in | 152.3 x 75.3 x 7 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.96 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 162 g | 5.71 oz | |
| Body Build | Aluminum body (6000 series) | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Titan, Silver, Pink | Haze Gold, Quartz Grey, Ceramic White | |
| Battery | 3200 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | 3400 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 350 EUR | 430 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.7" in | 5.5" in | |
| Screen area | 90.3 cm2 | 83.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 72.4% | 72.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 513 PPI | 401 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches | - 3D Touch display | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 16 MP, Dual | 12 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 |
-12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone 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, AF | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 5 | Android 6 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7 (Nougat); EMUI 5 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) | - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm) | |
| CPU | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 530 | Mali-T880 MP4 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 306 | 349 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 539 | 945 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 293 | 340 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 659 | 1084 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1569 | 1767 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 3492 | 5096 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6371 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1878 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid 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 - VIE-L09, VIE-L29 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - VIE-L09 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - VIE-L29 |
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| 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 (2CA) 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, DLNA, 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 | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.48 W/kg (head) 1.49 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio, RDS (market dependen | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -B&O Play certified -24-bit/48kHz audio recording -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum , Infrared port | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- Fast battery charging: 38% in 30min |
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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 |
- Versions: VIE-L09 (Single SIM); VIE-L29 (Dual SIM) |
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