LG V40 ThinQ vs Google Pixel Comparison and Differences
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LG V40 ThinQ or Google Pixel Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | LG V40 ThinQ | Google Pixel | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, October | 2016, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.98 in | 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.74 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 143 g | 5.04 oz | |
| Body Build | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue | Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue | |
| Battery | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 2770 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h |
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| Approximate price | 800 EUR | 290 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.4" in | 5" in | |
| Screen area | 100.5 cm2 | 68.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.6% | 69.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3120 px | 1080 x 1920 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 537 PPI | 441 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Triple | 12.3 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, 27mm (standard), f/1.5, 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, 3-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF -16 MP, 16mm (ultrawide), f/1.9, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, no AF |
-12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 97 | 90 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 101 | 90 | |
| DxOMark Video | 87 | 91 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm 5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm |
8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo); LG UX 7.1 | Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) | |
| GPU | Adreno 630 | Adreno 530 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | No | |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM | 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 270341 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 465 | 326 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1610 | 755 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1887 | 2484 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 996 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 427 | 307 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1865 | 848 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2230 | 1626 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8140 | 4014 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 12836 | 7705 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3805 | 1738 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - V405QA7 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - V405QA7 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - V405QA7 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - V405QA7 |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 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), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.61 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -24-bit/48kHz audio recording -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -DTS: X Surround Sound -Tuned with Meridian Audio |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0) -Fast wireless charging 10W - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
- Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant |
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| Versions |
- Versions: V405QA7 (USA Unlocked); V405UA (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon); V405TAB (T-Mobile); V405UA0 (U.S. Cellular) |
- Versions: Global, USA, North America |
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