LG V50 ThinQ vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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LG V50 ThinQ	Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Released · May 10, 2019	Released · Sep 22, 2023
6.4-inch	6.7-inch
Triple camera	Triple camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 256GB
4000 mAh	4422 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.48 inches with camera bump) 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.25 mm (~12.28 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g)	7.80 oz (221.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black	Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2796x1290px, 19.5:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Technology
OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	Variable 1-120Hz
Screen-to-body
82.85 %	89.75 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	A17 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 485	Hexa-core 2x 3.78GHz + 4x 2.11GHz
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple GPU 6-core
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB	256GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iOS (18.x, 17.x)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	4422 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging	Fast charging, Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 26min

Browsing

19h 20min

Video

9h 45min

Gaming

9h 36min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 2.44 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 120 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 12, 2023 FCC ID value: BCG-E8439A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 1199 / € 1449
In The Box
USB Type-C cable (Quick Charge 3.0 charger), QuadPlay headset	USB Type-C, Paperwork

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	Sep 12, 2023

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1399

With 1TB internal storage


Internal storage	1024GB
MSRP	$ 1599

International


5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)	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), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)

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