LG V40 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO;
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800), 39(1900); LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (4CA), Cat16, 1 Gbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

537 ppi

534 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

-
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant, LG UX 7.0+

-

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/1.9 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

87

-
DxOMark camera score

97

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity

Fingerprint, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity