LG V50 ThinQ vs LG V40 ThinQ

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Comparing the LG V50 ThinQ vs LG V40 ThinQ across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG V50 ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while LG V40 ThinQ runs at 2.8 GHz, making LG V50 ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Both LG V50 ThinQ and LG V40 ThinQ offer the same screen size of 6.4 inches and feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Both LG V50 ThinQ and LG V40 ThinQ feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both LG V50 ThinQ and LG V40 ThinQ feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: LG V50 ThinQ offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while LG V40 ThinQ offers 3300 mAh, making LG V50 ThinQ better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both LG V50 ThinQ and LG V40 ThinQ offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Feb, 2020
19 Jan, 2019
13 Sep, 2023

Performance

Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 845
Apple A16 Bionic
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Main Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
OLED
OLED
Super Retina XDR
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2160 px
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

8 MP + 5 MP
8 MP + 5 MP
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
3300 mAh
3349 mAh
Quick Charging
Quick Charging
20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1
NVMe

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(746 ratings)
4.6/5
(261,119 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 19, 2019
(Official)
Sep 13, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
iOS v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Years

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Years

Custom UI

N/A
LG UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Apple A16 Bionic
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Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 630
Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

6 GB
6 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
OLED
Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

537 ppi
537 ppi
461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.81 %
83.46 %
86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
84.3 %
N/A

Design

Height

159.2 mm
158.8 mm
147.6 mm

Width

76.1 mm
75.7 mm
71.6 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
7.6 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

183 grams
169 grams
171 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.527 mm focal length 1/2.6" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size
16 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
16 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes Optical Image Stabilization Plus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.8 Primary Camera1.22µm pixel size
8 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle 90° field-of-view Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle 90° field-of-view Camera21 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

N/A
N/A
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3300 mAh
3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1
NVMe

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 2 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

N/A
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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