Samsung Galaxy Note7 vs LG V20 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 02, 2016	Sep 06, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm	6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue coral, Gold platinum, Silver titanium, Black onyx	Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 78.16% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 518 PPI	2560x1440px, 513 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
	160 x1040 px, Touch screen: Yes, Capacitive

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3200 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Flash
Yes	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA	LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 19, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMN930F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFVS995
Measured SAR	Head: 0.91 W/kg Body: 0.83 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.88 W/kg

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Processor	Octa-core 2150 MHz Exynos M1 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T880 MP12
Memory	4GB (LPDDR4)

for Sprint, Boost Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 07, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFLS997
Measured SAR	Head: 0.73 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH918
Measured SAR	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
3G Bands	5, 2, 1
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH910
Measured SAR	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes
Radio	FM
FCC approval	Date approved: Nov 01, 2016 FCC ID value: ZNFH990
Measured SAR	Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.86 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.39 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.86 W/kg

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