LG V50S ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A12

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Comparing the LG V50S ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy A12 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: LG V50S ThinQ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A12 runs at 2.3 GHz, making LG V50S ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy A12 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while LG V50S ThinQ offers 6.4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A12 the larger display of the two. LG V50S ThinQ features a OLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy A12's PLS TFT LCD, making LG V50S ThinQ the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy A12 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while LG V50S ThinQ offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A12 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: LG V50S ThinQ offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A12 offers 8 MP, making LG V50S ThinQ better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A12 delivers longer battery life with 14h 46m, while LG V50S ThinQ delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy A12 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy A12 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG V50S ThinQ offers 256 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A12 the better option for storage.

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LG V50S ThinQ
₹71,390
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Summary

Release Date

01 Feb, 2020
16 Feb, 2021
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Helio P35
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
N/A
N/A
1080x2340 px (FHD)
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
15W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
6.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Good battery life
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Chipset could have been better
  • Higher-resolution panel could be used
  • Still on Android 10
  • Night photography is average
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(7,354 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
109,789
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store
₹12,649
₹79,999

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 16, 2021
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
MediaTek Helio P35
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
12 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
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
109,789
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
32.0 s
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
3.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
12.8 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
270 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.09 %
82.06 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
164 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.8 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

192 grams
205 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81.4µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 34 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
14h 46m
16h 04m

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

N/A
1h 57m 17s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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
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)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.79 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store
₹12,649
₹79,999