Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G vs LG G7 ThinQ Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.57 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches 166.9 x 76 x 8.8 mm	6.03 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.83 oz (222.0 g)	5.71 oz (162.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic black, Cosmic grey	Platinum gray, Aurora black, Moroccan blue, Raspberry rose

Display

Size
6.9-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 509 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 563 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz (@1080p)
Screen-to-body
90.70 %	82.97 %
Peak brightness
	1000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 630
RAM
12GB (LPDDR5)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.0), available to use: 103.8 GB	64GB, available to use: 47.42 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	3000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 57min

Browsing

10h 2min

Video

10h 29min

Gaming

9h 12min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm	16 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 30 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.09" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 102 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Fourth camera
0.3 MP VGA (ToF 3D depth sensing)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
40 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
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), 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)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 46
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 28, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG988B
Measured SAR
Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 2.12 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1400

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 11, 2020	May 02, 2018

Alternative variants

Global variant

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Mongoose M5, Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
5G	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n77, n78, Sub-6
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), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

with 128 GB storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 46
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: May 02, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710VM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.22 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.21 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

with 512GB storage

RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1600

for Sprint

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+)
4G (TDD)	Bands 40(2300), 41(2600+)

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

for T-Mobile

OS	Android (10)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3
FCC approval	Date approved: May 09, 2018 FCC ID value: ZNFG710TM
Measured SAR	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 1.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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