Motorola Moto Z3 vs LG V50 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2018	Feb 24, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$480

Design

Dimensions
6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.75 mm	6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.50 oz / 156.0 g	6.46 oz / 183.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control
Colors
Black	Aurora black

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 77.92% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 82.85% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
19 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" 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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 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, HSUPA, UMTS	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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 29, 2018 FCC ID value: IHDT56XJ1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.48 W/kg

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