LG V40 ThinQ vs Sony Xperia 5

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
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), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100)
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, Cat19, 1600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy, glass

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

158.8 mm

158 mm
Width

75.7 mm

68 mm
Thickness

7.6 mm

8.2 mm
Weight

169 g

164 g
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

-
Colors

Black, Blue

Black, Blue, Gray, Red

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.1 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3120 pixels

1080 x 2520 pixels
Pixel density

537 ppi

449 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

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

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine, DCI-P3 100%

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.5 , 27 mm, 1.4 µm

12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.4 µm, 1/2.6" , 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1.0 µm, 1/3.4"
16 MP, f/1.9 , 1.0 µm

12 MP, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm, 16 mm, 1/3.4"
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.

2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
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, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

101

101
DxOMark video

87

83
DxOMark camera score

97

95

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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

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

-
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gravity, gyroscope, hall, magnetometer, pedometer, light, proximity, step counter, step detector, significant motion detector, game rotations vector, geomagnetic rotation vector, RGBC-IR sensor