LG Velvet vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 28, 78; SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA), Cat6, 1000 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
5G speed

2 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame

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

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

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

167.2 mm

147.7 mm
Width

74.1 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

180 g

163 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

Yes

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Colors

Gray, Green, Pink, Red, Sunset, White

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.8 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

395 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

-

Yes
Display features

-

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Mongoose M3
CPU(second)

Single-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G

Exynos 9810 Octa / Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

-

Mali-G72 MP18 / Adreno 630
Memory RAM

6, 8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

64, 128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

2 TB

400 GB
Storage

UFS 2.1

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

16 MP, f/1.9 , 29 mm, 1/3.06" , 1.0 µm

8 MP, f/1.7 , 25 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.22 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Secondary camera autofocus

-

autofocus
Secondary camera dual video call

-

dual video call
Secondary camera HDR

-

Auto HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

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

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity