LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Specs Comparison

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8.0	8.0
LG V20	Samsung Galaxy Note 20
Released · Sep 29, 2016	Released · Aug 21, 2020
5.7-inch	6.7-inch
Dual camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	8GB · 128GB
3200 mAh	4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm	6.36 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 161.6 x 75.2 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.14 oz (174.0 g)	6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink	Mystic gray, Mystic bronze, Mystic green, Mystic red

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 650
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh	4300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 3min

Browsing

11h 58min

Video

7h 17min

Gaming

6h 38min

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"	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN981U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.41 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 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

For Europe


System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Memory	256GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 16, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN981B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.24 W/kg Phablet: 1.93 W/kg
Prices (MSRP)	€1023

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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