LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

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LG V20	Samsung Galaxy A50
Released · Sep 29, 2016	Released · Mar 15, 2019
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px	6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
3200 mAh	4000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
72.40 %	85.24 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 50 GB	128GB, available to use: 107 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), LG UX UI	Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	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	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 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 Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 350

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016	Feb 25, 2019

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

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49 GB

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

with 6 GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49 GB

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 Verizon


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)

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

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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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