Samsung has long dominated the Android market and LG wants to reverse that trend with the V40 ThinQ, its newest Android flagship. Given the impending battle, we decided to take a look at how the V40 ThinQ stacks up against Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9.
Though the V40 ThinQ is not marketed as a plus-sized device, it really is with its 6.4-inch notch-laden OLED display. This puts it in the same territory as the Galaxy Note 9 and its 6.4-inch OLED display. Each also boasts the Snapdragon 845 processor and a similar premium design of metal and glass paving the way for wireless charging and the fingerprint scanner on the back.
After that, the differences are interchangeable. The Note 9 has a bigger 4,000mAh battery and the S-Pen while the V40 has a triple-camera system and dual front-facing camera system.
It is truly an interesting match up of Android flagships, but it’s too early to crown a winner. Check out the spec comparison down below and decide which one is the better buy.
| LG - V40 | Samsung - Galaxy Note 9 | |
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| Display Size | 6.4-inch, 1440 x 3120 pixel display (537 ppi) | 6.4-inch, 1440 x 2960 pixel display (514 ppi) |
| Resolution X | 1440 | 1440 |
| Resolution Y | 3120 | 2960 |
| Display Type | QuadHD+ OLED | Quad HD+ Super AMOLED |
| Operating System | Android 8.1 (at launch) | Android 8.1 (at launch) |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 |
| RAM | 6GB | 6GB/8GB |
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| External Storage | Yes | Yes |
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| Main Camera (Back) | 12MP | 12MP |
| Secondary Camera (Front) | 8MP | 8MP |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Battery | 3300mAh | 4000mAh |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
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| Height | 6.25 inches (15.88 cm) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 2.98 inches (75.7 mm) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Depth | 0.3 inches (7.6 mm) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 5.96 oz (169 g) | 201 g (7.09 oz) |
| Colors | Black, Blue | N/A |
| Supported Audio Formats | N/A | MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DSF, DFF, APE |
| Supported Video Formats | N/A | MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM |
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