Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG V20 Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 | LG V20 |
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Released
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Apr 21, 2017
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Released
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Sep 29, 2016
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5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
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5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
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Single camera
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Dual camera
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4GB · 64GB
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4GB · 64GB
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3000 mAh
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3200 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Mar 29, 2017 | Sep 06, 2016 |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm |
6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm |
| Weight | |
| 5.47 oz / 155.0 g | 6.14 oz / 174.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum |
Back: Aluminum |
| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP68 | Shock; MIL-STD-810 certified |
| Biometrics | |
| Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Keys | |
| Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | |
| Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red | Gray, Silver, Pink |
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body | 5.7-inch, 72.40% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED, HDR | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | |
| 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 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 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 1 (Excellent) | 5 (Poor) |
Learn more on our
PhoneArena Display Test Results page.
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) | Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280 |
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 | Adreno 530 |
| Memory | |
| 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB | 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 256 GB | microSDXC up to 2000 GB |
| OS | |
| Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) | Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) |
Battery
| Type | |
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| 3000 mAh, Li - Ion | 3200 mAh |
| Charging | |
| Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging |
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Dual camera |
| Main camera | |
| 12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" 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" |
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| Flash | |
| LED | Dual LED |
| Video recording | |
| 4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing | 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
| Front | |
| 8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD |
5 MP (Wide Angle) |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.0, Yes | 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 |
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M3/T3 | |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Other | |
| NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
| Features | |
| 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD | 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD |
| Screen mirroring | |
| DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL | DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation, Video recording | Noise cancellation, Video recording |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25 |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 39, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 5, 8 | 5, 8, 2, 1 |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | 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 | |
Phone Features
| Notifications | |
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| Haptic feedback | |
| Other features | |
| Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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| Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U | |
| Measured SAR | |
| Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg |
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Alternative variants
International version
| System chip | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm) |
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| Processor |
Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 |
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66 |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| FCC approval |
Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F |
| Measured SAR |
Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg |
for Verizon Wireless
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20 |
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| 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 |
for T-Mobile
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 4, 5, 12 |
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| 3G Bands | 5, 4, 2, 1 |
| VoLTE | Yes |
for Sprint, Boost Mobile
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26 |
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| 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 Verizon Wireless
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 |
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| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 39, 40, 41 |
| 3G Bands | 5, 8, 2, 1 |
for T-Mobile
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 66 |
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| 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 U.S. Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25 |
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| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 39, 40 |
| Data Speed | LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS |
for AT&T
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30 |
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| 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 |
with Dual SIM
| System chip | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm) |
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| Processor |
Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Mali-G71 MP20 |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
International version
| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28 |
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| 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 |
Links
| Full specifications | |
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs | LG V20 Specs |
| PhoneArena Review | |
| Samsung Galaxy S8 Review | LG V20 Review |
| User Reviews | |
| Samsung Galaxy S8 User Reviews | LG V20 User Reviews |
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