LG V50S ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S25

Comparing the LG V50S ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy S25 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S25 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.47 GHz, while LG V50S ThinQ runs at 2.84 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better performer.

Display: LG V50S ThinQ offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 6.2 inches, making LG V50S ThinQ the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S25 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to LG V50S ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S25 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S25 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while LG V50S ThinQ offers 12 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S25 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: LG V50S ThinQ offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S25 offers 12 MP, making LG V50S ThinQ better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both LG V50S ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S25 offer the same 4000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both LG V50S ThinQ and Samsung Galaxy S25 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

LG V50S ThinQ

₹71,390

(Not Released in India)

Samsung Galaxy S25

₹64,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

01 Feb, 2020

22 Jan, 2025

18 Mar, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 855	Snapdragon 8 Elite	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.4 inches (16.26 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2340 px (FHD)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A	120 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	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4000 mAh	4000 mAh	4000 mAh
Quick Charging	25W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.0/10

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	2,185,567 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	11h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jan 22, 2025

(Official)

Mar 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v15

OS Updates

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

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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

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

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

2,185,567

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

10.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.09 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

159.3 mm

146.9 mm

Width

75.8 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

192 grams

162 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera0.8µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Video Recording

N/A

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse 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

11h 49m

N/A

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

N/A

57m 11s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.956 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹64,999

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