Brand/Manufacture

LG

Samsung

Model

LG V40 ThinQ

Samsung Galaxy S9

Code Name

V405, LM-V405, LM-V409N

SM-G960F, SM-G960, SM-G960F, SM-G960U, SM-G960W, SM-G9600, SM-G960U1, SM-G960N, SCV38, SM-G960X, SC-02K

Announcement Date

03 October, 2018

25 February 2018

Official Release

16 October, 2018

09 March 2018

Official Availability

Available.

Available.

Release Country

Global

South Korea, United States, Canada, China, Europe, India, Philippines

Screen Size

6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio),

5.8 inches, 84.8 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio),

Resolution & Pixel Density

1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio, ~537 ppi density

1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio, ~570 ppi density

Brightness/Color Depth

HDR10

HDR10

Panel Type

P-OLED, HDR10

Super AMOLED, HDR10

Extra Feature

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display

Dimensions (Size)

158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm (6.25 x 2.98 x 0.30 in)

147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm (5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 in)

Physical Weight

169 g (5.96 oz)

163 g (5.75 oz)

Body Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Color Variant

New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue

Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue

RAM & ROM Variant

64GB, 128GB

64GB, 128GB, 256GB

Processor Variant

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Core Chipset (CPU)

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEAQualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China

Graphics Power (GPU)

Adreno 630

Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEAAdreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China

Operating System (OS)

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.5

Sensor/lens

N/A

8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF and 2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)

Video Recording

1080p@30fps

1440p@30fps

Features/Modes

HDR

HDR

Sensor/lens

12 MP, 27mm (standard), f/1.5, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3-axis OIS12 MP, f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS16 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

Telephoto Lens

52mm (telephoto)

No

Ultrawide Lens

16mm (ultrawide)

No

3D ToF Sensor or LiDAR Scanner

N/A

No

Video Capabilities

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS (30fps)

Features/Modes

LED flash, HDR, panorama

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Battery Capacity

Li-Po 3300 mAh

3000 mAh

Battery Type

non-removable

Li-Ion - non-removable (11.55 Wh)

Charging Methods

18W wired, PD2.0, QC3, 10W wireless (Qi)

15W wired, QC2Wireless (Qi/PMA) (market dependent)

Charging Speed

50% in 36 min (advertised)

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Reverse Charging Support

No

No

Network Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

SIM-Support

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

WiFi Version

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth Version

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

USB Type

USB Type-C 2.0

USB Type-C 3.1

NFC Supported

Yes

Yes

Headphone Jack Supported

Yes

Yes

FM Radio Supported

FM radio (market/region dependent)

FM radio (USA & Canada only)

Infrared Supported

No

No

Speakers

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers

Dedicated Features

N/A

ANT+Bixby natural language commands and dictation Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

Durability (Water & Dust)

N/A

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)