Phone Comparison - LG V40 ThinQ vs Samsung Galaxy C55 vs Motorola S50 Neo

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Samsung Motorola
Announced October 2018 April 2024 June 2024
Status Available - October 2018 Available - April 2024 Coming Soon - June 2024
Colors New Platinum Gray, Carmine Red, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue Black, Orange Olivine, Surf, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.8 x 75.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.25 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
163.9 x 76.5 x 7.8 mm
(6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 in)
161.9 x 73.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.37 x 2.88 x 0.3 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 171 g or 173 g (6.03 oz or 6.1 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - V405QA7
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - V405QA7 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - V405QA7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 28, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 14 Android 14
User Interface LG UX 7.1 One UI 6.1 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.36 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 644 Adreno 619
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Super AMOLED+ Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate, 1000 Nits (HBM) FHD+ P-OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 1600 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (537 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.62% 86.35% 91.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, 27mm (standard), f/1.5, 1/2.6", 1.4µm, 3-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, PDAF
16 MP, 16mm (ultrawide), f/1.9, 1/3.1", 1.0µm, no AF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR video, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 26mm (standard), f/1.9, 1.4µm
5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1.4µm, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W
Capacity 3300 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -