LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$720

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm	5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.14 oz / 174.0 g	5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink	Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body	5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI	2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Colors
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)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh	3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single 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: F1.5/F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"
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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
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, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 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 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
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: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 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

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 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 Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM	Yes

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

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$820

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$770

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