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LG V20 vs LG V30S ThinQ Specs Comparison

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LG V20
LG V30S ThinQ
LG V20 LG V30S ThinQ
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Mar 09, 2018
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$930

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches
159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm 		5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g 5.57 oz / 158.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI 2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qi wireless 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" 		16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.6
Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.2" 		13 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Pixel size: 1 μm
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 (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) 5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, 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,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
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), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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
Memory 256GB
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
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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