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Specs Comparison: LG V20 vs LG V10

Written By Diangson Louie
Published • September 7th, 2016
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LG has just announced their latest smartphone, the LG V20. It’s the successor to the LG V10 of last year. Like with any smartphone iteration, the V20 comes with improved specs and new features. Check out the quick specs comparison below to see what has changed.

LG V20	LG V10
5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) IPS display, 513ppi	5.7-inch QHD (2560 x 1440) IPS display, 513ppi
2.1-inch (160 x 1040) secondary display	2.1-inch (160 x 1040) secondary display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU	1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core CPU
Adreno 530 GPU	Adreno 418 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM	4GB LPDDR3 RAM
64GB UFS ROM	64GB eMMC ROM
up to 2TB via microSD	up to 2TB via microSD
16MP (f/1.8 aperture, 75-degree lens) w/ OIS + 8MP (f/2.4 aperture, 135-degree lens) rear cameras, Hybrid AF (Laser Detection AF, Phase Detection AF, Contrast AF)	16MP (f/1.8 aperture) w/ OIS
5MP front camera w/ f/1.9 Aperture (120-degree lens)	5MP dual-front cameras (120 and 80-degree lens)
LTE-A 3 Band CA, X12 LTE (up to 600 Mbps LTE Category 12 with 3x Carrier Aggregation)	LTE-A Cat. 6
WiFi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	WiFi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
NFC	NFC
Bluetooth 4.2 BLE	Bluetooth 4.1
USB Type-C	MicroUSB 2.0
Fingerprint scanner	Fingerprint scanner
High AOP Mic
32-bit Hi-Fi Quad DAC	32-bit Hi-Fi DAC
Android 7.0 Nougat w/ LG UX 5.0+	Android 6.0 Marshmallow
3,200mAh removable battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	3,000mAh removable battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6mm	159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6mm
174g	192 g
Titan / Silver / Pink	Space Black / Luxe White / Modern Beige / Ocean Blue / Opal Blue

Summary of advantages

LG V20:
* More powerful CPU
* Improved RAM and ROM
* Dual-rear cameras with Hybrid AF
* Faster LTE radio
* Updated Bluetooth
* HD audio recorder
* Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box
* Larger battery witch QC 3.0
* USB Type-C
* Thinner and lighter

LG V10:
* Dual-front cameras

The LG V20 still sports the same display technology and opted for Gorilla Glass 4 instead of 5. The aesthetics has changed as well and took hints from the design language of the LG G5.

As for the internals, obviously the LG V20 packs newer and more powerful tech under the hood. It’s a good upgrade if you’re coming from the LG V10, but expect it to be more costly.