LG Velvet vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus

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Comparing the LG Velvet vs Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,667, while LG Velvet scores 2,110, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better performer.


Display: LG Velvet offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 6.7 inches, making LG Velvet the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to LG Velvet's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: LG Velvet offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 12 MP, making LG Velvet better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: LG Velvet offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offers 10 MP, making LG Velvet better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus delivers longer battery life with 14h 23m, while LG Velvet delivers 12h 44m, making Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both LG Velvet and Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while LG Velvet is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while LG Velvet has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Oct, 2020
15 Feb, 2020
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
P-OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4300 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh
25W Quick Charging
25W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Great design
  • Capable cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Amazing audio experience
  • Gorgeous 120Hz display
  • Smooth performance
  • Extremely capable cameras
  • Feature-rich interface
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • DualScreen accessory is cumbersome
  • Screen locked at 60Hz refresh rate
  • Chipset should have been better
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Design isn’t standout
  • 8K videos have limited use
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(566 ratings)
4.4/5
(20,033 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

349,835
AnTuTu Score
492,438
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
14h 23m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 30, 2020
(Official)
Feb 15, 2020
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
3 Year
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Mali-G77 MP11
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

349,835
492,438
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s
18.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
12.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

37.9 %
39.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

P-OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x (Curved Display)
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.5:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
524 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

88.81 %
90.83 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

88.7 %
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

167.1 mm
161.9 mm
162.7 mm

Width

74.1 mm
73.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.8 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

180 grams
186 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX555 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @24 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @960 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera29 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size
10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired 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.

12h 44m
14h 23m
N/A

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

1h 23m 55s
1h 1m 54s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0
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
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

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)
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.090 W/kg Body: 0.429 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
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
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Ultrasonic
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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