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LG V20 vs Huawei Mate 9 Specs Comparison

Compare mobile phone specifications of up to three devices at once. Our specs comparison tool helps you find and compare the perfect phone for your needs.

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8.0
LG V20
8.0
Huawei Mate 9
LG V20 Huawei Mate 9
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Jan 06, 2017
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.9-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016 Nov 03, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm 		6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold, Gray, Silver, Brown, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 77.39% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI 1920x1080px, 373 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 5 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging

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" 		12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.2" 		20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort DLNA
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSPA
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: Nov 04, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L09
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
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
with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
FCC approval Date approved: Nov 03, 2016
FCC ID value: QISMHA-L29
Measured SAR Head: 1.42 W/kg
Body: 0.60 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg
for Sprint, Boost Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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
with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
3G Bands 5, 2, 1
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
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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