LG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy Note9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (5CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass, aluminium alloy
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

153.2 mm

161.9 mm
Width

71.9 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.8 mm
Weight

162 g

201 g
Stylus

-

Yes(Bluetooth integration)
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, New Platinum Gray, Raspberry Rose

Black, Blue, Copper, Purple

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

564 ppi

516 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.6

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
16 MP, f/1.9

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

laser & phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

24-bit/192kHz

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

87

107
DxOMark video

79

94
DxOMark camera score

85

103

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, heart rate, iris sensor, light, proximity