LG G7 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy M21

LG G7 ThinQ

Samsung Galaxy M21

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, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A
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 front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

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

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

153.2 mm

159 mm
Width

71.9 mm

75.1 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

162 g

188 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP68

-
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

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

Black, Blue

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.1 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

564 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

HDR10 compliant, Always-on display

420 nits max brightness

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

16 MP, f/1.6

48 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
16 MP, f/1.9

8 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera Autofocus

laser & phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
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, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

87

-
DxOMark video

79

-
DxOMark camera score

85

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity