LG Velvet vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2020	Feb 11, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm	5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	5.78 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver	Cloud blue, Cosmic grey, Cloud pink, Cosmic white

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.89% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 88.59% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 60Hz	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 566 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.4 (Average)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) International version - Exynos 990 S5E9830
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585 International version - Octa-core, 2x3.02GHz Exynos M5, 2x2.6GHz Cortex-A76, 4x2.11​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 650 International version - Mali-G77 MP11
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) 8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 9.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

9h 56min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 20min

Browsing

7h 45min

Video

10h 20min

Gaming

7h 43min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
SA, NSA Europe version - n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66 Europe version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46 Europe version - 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5 Europe version - 5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 30, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900UM	Date approved: Jan 24, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG981U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.12 W/kg Phablet: 3.85 W/kg	Head: 1.07 W/kg Body: 1.03 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A75 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: May 11, 2020 FCC ID value: ZNFG900EM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.80 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

non 5G variant

Memory	8GB
FCC approval	Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG980F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.37 W/kg Body: 1.01 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.67 W/kg

non 5G version for Europe

System chip	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU	Adreno 630
LTE Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	8, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon

Storage expansion	not expandable
5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands	34, 39, 46, 48
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

for Verizon

Type	4000 mAh
5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	5.1
Prices (MSRP)	$700

for T-Mobile

System chip	MediaTek Dimensity 1000C (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Arm Mali-G57
5G Bands	n2, n25, n41, n66, n71
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 48

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