Phone Comparison - LG V20 vs LG V30 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

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general General Info

Manufacturer LG LG Samsung
Announced September 2016 August 2017 August 2017
Status Available - September 2016 Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 54,999 ($820.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Titan, Silver, Pink Titan Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.29 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3mm
(5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single/Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE, LTE-A 4 Band CA LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- MIL-STD-810G certified
- 32-bit/192kHz Audio
- 24-bit Audio Recording
- B&O Certified Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Fingerprint Sensor
- MIL-STD-810G certified
- IP68 Dust/Water Resistant
- 32-bit/192kHz Audio
- 24-bit Audio Recording
- B&O Certified Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad-core 2.45 GHz Kryo & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 6.0 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.90% 81.12% 83.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP Dual 16 MP + 13 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/1.8 + f/2.4 wide angle, Phase Detection autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.9, secondary 120-degree wide angle, Phase Detection autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Class 33 Yes
Edge Class 33 Class 33 Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, LTE-A, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3300 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -