HTC One S9 vs LG V20

Comparing the HTC One S9 vs LG V20 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG V20 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while HTC One S9 runs at 2.0 GHz, making LG V20 the better performer.

Display: LG V20 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while HTC One S9 offers 5 inches, making LG V20 the larger display of the two. HTC One S9 features a S-LCD 3 display compared to LG V20's IPS LCD, making HTC One S9 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: LG V20 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while HTC One S9 offers 13 MP, making LG V20 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: LG V20 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while HTC One S9 offers 4 MP, making LG V20 better for front camera photography.

Battery: LG V20 offers a higher battery capacity with 3200 mAh, while HTC One S9 offers 2840 mAh, making LG V20 better for longer battery life.

Storage: LG V20 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while HTC One S9 offers 16 GB, making LG V20 the better option for storage.

HTC One S9

₹37,990

(Discontinued)

LG V20

₹60,000

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

25 Aug, 2016

02 Dec, 2016

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
S-LCD 3	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1440x2560 px (QHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	2.1 inches (5.33 cm)	N/A
N/A	160x1040 px	N/A

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	8 MP Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


4 UP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


2840 mAh	3200 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Superb audio playback capabilities
Wide angle camera is fun to use
Manual shooting modes for video and stills
Hi quality voice recording capabilities

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Average battery life
Software is overwhelming
Secondary display feels like a gimmick

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.1/5

(153 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Dec 02, 2016

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

LG UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Adreno 530

Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

S-LCD 3

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x2560 px (QHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

515 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.22 %

71.73 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

144.6 mm

159.5 mm

150.83 mm

Width

69.7 mm

78.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

10.0 mm

7.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

158 grams

174 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

4 UP f/2.0 Primary CameraBSI Sensor

5 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2840 mAh

3200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Back

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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