Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs LG V50 ThinQ

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs LG V50 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 Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus runs at 2.73 GHz, making LG V50 ThinQ the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and LG V50 ThinQ offer the same screen size of 6.4 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to LG V50 ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and LG V50 ThinQ feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 10 MP, while LG V50 ThinQ offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: LG V50 ThinQ delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus delivers 13h 48m, making LG V50 ThinQ the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and LG V50 ThinQ offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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₹39,999
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₹72,990
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Summary

Release Date

08 Mar, 2019
29 Feb, 2020
06 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED
OLED
AMOLED
1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

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

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

10 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP + 5 MP
50 MP

Battery

4100 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Superb display
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • Excellent cameras
  • Reverse wireless charging and headphone jack
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Just an evolutionary upgrade
  • Fiddly gesture controls
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(3,287 ratings)
N/A
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

335,100
AnTuTu Score
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
13h 48m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

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

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M4 Mongoose 2.31 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
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

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)

8 nm
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MP12
Adreno 640
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
6 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

335,100
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

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

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED (Curved Display)
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1440x3040 px (QHD+)
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

526 ppi
537 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.11 %
82.81 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
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

157.6 mm
159.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

74.1 mm
76.1 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

175 grams
183 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Glass

Form Factor

N/A
Foldable Touch
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L4 ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.51.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.41µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Camera1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

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

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 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)
N/A

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Stereo recording
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
8 MP
f/1.8 Primary Camera1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Wide Angle 90° field-of-view Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4100 mAh
4000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 25 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

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

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
N/A

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.

13h 48m
N/A
16h 04m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 2 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 Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
N/A
N/A
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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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 2000 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 20)
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

Head: 1.060 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
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
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Ultrasonic

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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