Samsung Galaxy S9 vs LG V30S ThinQ

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S9 vs LG V30S ThinQ across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S9 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while LG V30S ThinQ runs at 2.45 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better performer.

Display: LG V30S ThinQ offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 5.8 inches, making LG V30S ThinQ the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a Super AMOLED display compared to LG V30S ThinQ's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: LG V30S ThinQ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 12 MP, making LG V30S ThinQ better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while LG V30S ThinQ offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: LG V30S ThinQ offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S9 offers 3000 mAh, making LG V30S ThinQ better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while LG V30S ThinQ offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S9 the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy S9

₹62,500

(Out of Stock)

LG V30S ThinQ

₹59,990

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

78%

Release Date

16 Mar, 2018

20 Aug, 2019

Performance


Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810	Snapdragon 835
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


5.8 inches (14.73 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
Super AMOLED	OLED
1440x2960 px (QHD+)	1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera
N/A	13 MP Camera

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3300 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.1	N/A

User Ratings

4.4/5

(30,776 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

365,059

AnTuTu Score

N/A

Video

5 More Videos

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 16, 2018

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A

LG UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Quad core, M2 Mongoose 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP18

Adreno 540

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

365,059

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

OLED

Screen Size

5.8 inches (14.73 cm)

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1440x2960 px (QHD+)

1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18:9

Pixel Density

568 ppi

537 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %

81.22 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Design

Height

147.7 mm

151.7 mm

Width

68.7 mm

75.4 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.3 mm

Weight

163 grams

158 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.4 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size S5K2L3 CMOS image sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.4µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6

N/A	13 MP f/1.9

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.7 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 22 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Wireless Charging

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 400 GB

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

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

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

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

4G Speed:

200 Mbit/s ↑ 1200 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 18)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes

Stylus

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

IRIS Scanner

Yes

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope