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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | LG |
| 2018-09-21 | 2020-05-15 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | $ 264.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG Velvet has a global score of 87.1, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone XS Max's 84.5 global score. The LG Velvet design is newer and lighter than Apple iPhone XS Max's, although it is also just a little thicker. The iPhone XS Max has a slightly better display than LG Velvet, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels and a little bit higher pixels amount in each inch of screen.
The LG Velvet features a superior memory to install applications and games than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPhone XS Max counts with a little better hardware performance than LG Velvet, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory and 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The LG Velvet counts with improved battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 35% greater battery capacity. LG Velvet takes better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality and a F1.8 camera aperture, the LG Velvet also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much larger back-facing camera sensor.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the LG Velvet is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone an obvious call.
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