Phone Comparison - LG V20 vs Vivo X9s vs Sony Xperia 8

general General Info

Manufacturer LG vivo Sony
Announced September 2016 July 2017 October 2019
Status Available - September 2016 Available - July 2017 Coming Soon - October 2019
Price Rs. 54,999 ($820.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,700 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Titan, Silver, Pink Gold, Rose Gold, Black Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.29 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
152.6 x 74.2 x 6.99 mm
(6.01 x 2.92 x 0.28 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
Messaging 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
- Metal Body
- AKM4376 DAC
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - FunTouch OS 3.1 -
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Quad 1.8GHz Cortex-A72 + Quad 1.2GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 510 Adreno 508
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.90% 73.48% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Yes, FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 16 MP + 8 MP 16 MP 12 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) 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 Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] 20 MP + 5 MP Dual, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Yes Yes
Edge Class 33 Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz + 5GHz, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 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
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 not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3200 mAh 3320 mAh 2760 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -