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LG Velvet vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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8.0
LG Velvet
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9
LG Velvet Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · May 15, 2020
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.8-inch
5.8-inch
Triple camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4300 mAh
3000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
167.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm 		5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora white, Aurora green, Aurora gray, Illusion sunset, Aurora silver Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
2460x1080px, 20.5:9 ratio, 395 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
88.89 % 84.36 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2400 MHz
Kryo 475 		Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 620 Adreno 630
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 2.1), available to use: 95.4 GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
4300 mAh 3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
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
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 9.0W
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Video
8h 35min
Gaming
9h 56min
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single 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: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 15 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
EIS 		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
16 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands SA, NSA
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3) 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 Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
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 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
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: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600 $ 720
In The Box
Quick Charging Block, USB-C cable, SIM Tray Eject Tool, Quick Start Guide, Product Safety and Warranty Information

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2020 Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

with 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
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 Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n28, n78, SA, NSA
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), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
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
non 5G version for Europe
System chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU Adreno 630
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 820
for Verizon
Internal storage available to use: 99 GB
Capacity 4000 mAh
5G Bands n2, n5, n66, n78, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 46, 48(3600)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bluetooth 5.1
MSRP $ 700
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 770
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
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)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)
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