LG V40 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 5G

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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 2, 5, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

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

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

5G
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

158.8 mm

161.6 mm
Width

75.7 mm

75.2 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8.3 mm
Weight

169 g

192 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Blue

Blue, Bronze, Gray, Green, White

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

537 ppi

393 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

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

HDR10+, Always-On display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA
GPU

Adreno 630

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

No
Memory card max

512 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1.8 µm, 1/1.76"
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm

64 MP, f/2.0 , 27 mm, 0.8 µm, 1/1.72" , 3x hybrid zoom
16 MP, f/1.9 , 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/2.2 , 1.4 µm, 13 mm, 1/2.55"
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

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

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical 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, phase detection autofocus, tracking autofocus
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

87

-
DxOMark camera score

97

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

-
Selfie camera

8 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1.4 µm

10 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1.22 µm, 1/3.2"
5 MP, f/2.2 , 21 mm, 1.4 µm
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes