Essential Phone vs LG V40 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.25 x 2.98 x 0.3 inches 158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Aurora black, Moroccan blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	P-OLED
Screen-to-body
84.85 %	83.68 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB, available to use: 47.58 GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo), LG UX UI

Battery

Capacity
3040 mAh	3300 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700	$ 900

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Oct 03, 2018

Alternative variants

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)

for AT&T

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

for Verizon Wireless

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 46
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 46

Links

Full specifications
Essential Phone Specs	LG V40 ThinQ Specs
PhoneArena Review
Essential Phone Review	LG V40 ThinQ Review
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