LG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€449

Design

Dimensions
6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Platinum gray, Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Raspberry rose

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.97% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 1000 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 630	Adreno 618
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
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	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
46	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: May 02, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710VM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.22 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	40, 41

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 7, 13, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
FCC approval	Date approved: May 09, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710TM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 1.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

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