LG V20 vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

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8.0
LG V20
4.0
Essential Phone
LG V20 Essential Phone
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Aug 17, 2017
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.7-inch · 2560x1312px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
3040 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g) 6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Ceramic
Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI 2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.40 % 84.85 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 50 GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), LG UX UI Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh 3040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
13 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.2"
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+) 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)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016 May 30, 2017

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD)
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 01, 2016
FCC ID value: ZNFVS995
Measured SAR Head: 0.91 W/kg
Body: 0.83 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg
for Sprint, Boost Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)
4G (TDD) Bands 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 07, 2016
FCC ID value: ZNFLS997
Measured SAR Head: 0.73 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
for T-Mobile
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), 66(AWS-3)
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 01, 2016
FCC ID value: ZNFH918
Measured SAR Head: 0.87 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
3G Bands 5(850), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 01, 2016
FCC ID value: ZNFH910
Measured SAR Head: 0.87 W/kg
Body: 1.18 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM Yes
Radio FM
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 01, 2016
FCC ID value: ZNFH990
Measured SAR Head: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.86 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.39 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.86 W/kg
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