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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | LG |
| -- | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-01-08 | 2019-05-10 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Aurora black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 243.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3120 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG V50 ThinQ is better than Galaxy A5 (2016), with an 83.7 score against 71.9. Even though the LG V50 ThinQ is noticeably newer than Galaxy A5 (2016), it is heavier and somewhat thicker. The LG V50 ThinQ counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a higher display pixel density, a bigger screen and a lot better resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels.
LG V50 ThinQ features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the LG V50 ThinQ also has a higher amount of RAM memory. LG V50 ThinQ has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB and 128 GB internal memory.
The LG V50 ThinQ features a better camera than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a back camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low light captures and video. LG V50 ThinQ counts with a superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a 38 percent bigger battery size.
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