Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G vs LG V40 ThinQ Comparison and Differences
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Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G or LG V40 ThinQ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G | LG V40 ThinQ | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2020, February 11 | 2018, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8 mm | 6.37 x 6.37 x 2.9 in | 158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 2.98 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 169 g | 5.96 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Cosmic Black, Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud White, Aura Red | New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue | |
| Battery | 4500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 1099 EUR | 800 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | P-OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.7" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 108.0 cm2 | 100.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 90.5% | 83.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 3200 px | 1440 x 3120 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 525 PPI | 537 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD, 60Hz@QHD |
- 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, Quad | 12 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video -0.3 MP, TOF 3D, f/1.0, (depth) |
-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 |
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| Functions | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 118 | 97 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 127 | 101 | |
| DxOMark Video | 100 | 87 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 10 MP, Single | 8 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | 8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm 5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm |
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| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | Android 8.1 (Oreo); LG UX 7.1 | |
| Chipset | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
- Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
- Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 624203 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 174405 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 202158 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 126379 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 174405 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 551961 | 270341 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 465 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1610 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1887 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 785 | 427 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3054 | 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 and/or eSIM) or Hybrid 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 model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -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), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G986U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), 260(39 GHz), 261(28 GHz), - SM-G986U |
-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 |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | 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/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.08 W/kg (head) 1.02 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.09 W/kg (head) 1.57 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | Stereo FM radio with RDS | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
- 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 (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- 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 |
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| Versions |
- Versions: V405QA7 (USA Unlocked); V405UA (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon); V405TAB (T-Mobile); V405UA0 (U.S. Cellular) |
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