LG V50 ThinQ 5G vs LG V40 ThinQ Comparison and Differences

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LG V50 ThinQ 5G

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LG V50 ThinQ 5G or LG V40 ThinQ Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model LG V50 ThinQ 5G LG V40 ThinQ
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Release date 2019, February 2018, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159.1 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 3 in 158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.98 in
Weight 183 g | 6.46 oz 169 g | 5.96 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
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Colors Astro Black New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 950 EUR 800 EUR
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Screen

Technology P-OLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.4" in
Screen area 100.5 cm2 100.5 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.0% 83.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 3120 px 1440 x 3120 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 537 PPI 537 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Always-on display
- Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12 MP, Triple
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 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
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 97
DxOMark Photo 101
DxOMark Video 87
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm
5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm
8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm
5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo); LG UX 7.1
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485) - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU Adreno 640 Adreno 630
External memory microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 413845 270341
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 913 465
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2490 1610
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2447 1887
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1387
GeekBench 5 Single Core 694 427
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2476 1865
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2230
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8140
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 12836
GeekBench 4 Battery 3805

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 / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
-5G - 5G NSA / Sub6 / mmWave
-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
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
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
- 32-bit/192kHz audio
-24-bit/48kHz audio recording
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-DTS: X Surround Sound
-Tuned with Meridian Audio

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 36 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 10W
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant

- 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
Versions
- Versions: LM-V500N (Korea)

- Versions: V405QA7 (USA Unlocked); V405UA (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon); V405TAB (T-Mobile); V405UA0 (U.S. Cellular)

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