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LG V20 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 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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Differences only
8.0
LG V20
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
LG V20 Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Mar 16, 2018
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
3000 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 		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 5.8-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 513 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
72.40 % 84.36 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 50 GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), LG UX UI Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3200 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps)
Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (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: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

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(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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 720

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 06, 2016 Feb 25, 2018

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
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(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 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(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
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 820
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
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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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