LG V50 ThinQ vs LG V30 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019	Aug 31, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm	5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches 151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	5.57 oz / 158.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black	Black, Silver, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.85% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 81.21% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	P-OLED, HDR
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 485	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 640	Adreno 540
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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	16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

Memory	128GB

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 20, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFH932
Measured SAR	Head: 0.88 W/kg Body: 0.69 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.69 W/kg Phablet: 2.38 W/kg

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

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