LG V20

Released 2016, October
174g, 7.6mm thickness
Android 7.0, up to Android 8.0 - Korea only
32/64GB storage, microSD card slot
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5.7"
1440x2560 pixels
16MP
2160p
4GB RAM
Snapdragon 820
3200mAh
Li-Ion

ALL VERSIONS

H990N

H990DS

H990T

H910

H918

LS997

US996

VS995

Versions: H990N (Hong Kong); H990DS (Global Dual-SIM); H910 (AT&T); H918 (T-Mobile); LS997 (Sprint); US996 (US Cellular); VS995 (Verizon); H990T (Mexico). Also known as LG V20 Dual H990DS/H990N with dual-SIM card slots.

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6, Cat9 (3CA) or LTE-A Cat12 (3CA) 600/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Class 33
	EDGE	Class 33

Launch	Announced	2016, September
Launch	Status	Available. Released 2016, October

Body	Dimensions	159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm (6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	174 g (6.14 oz)
	Build	Aluminum body (6000 series)
	SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- MIL-STD-810G compliant

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches, 90.3 cm² (~72.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~513 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		- Secondary display, 160 x 1040 pixels, 2.1 inches - LG UX 5.0

Platform	OS	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) - Korea only
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
	GPU	Adreno 530

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
	Internal	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Main Camera	Dual	16 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/2.6", laser AF, 3-axis OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.2", no AF
	Features	Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.

Selfie camera	Single	5 MP, f/1.9
	Video

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- 32-bit/192kHz audio - B&O Play certified - 24-bit/48kHz audio recording - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS (market dependent)
	USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, color spectrum
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265/WMV player - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+/WMA player - Photo/video editor - Document editor

Battery		Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Titan, Silver, Pink
	Price	About 350 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 2473 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 2159 Basemark X: 29385
	Display	Contrast ratio: 1097 (nominal), 3.402 (sunlight)
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Loudspeaker	Voice 68dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 80dB
	Audio quality	Noise -93.0dB / Crosstalk -93.7dB
	Battery life	Endurance rating 68h

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LG V20 - user opinions and reviews

Anonymous
jZt
15 Dec 2018

You have done the right thing, and I'm intended to do the same , get rid of V20 and switch to another brand.Just because of Lg's poor update service I hate it them now.

Trampakoulas
TkG
14 Dec 2018

My first LG was the P880 4X HD (first 4 core phone that released back in 2012) and since then I had the G3, Stylus 3 and two V20. Last month sold one of the V20 and jumped off the train and got a Note 9. I WILL NEVER EVER touch an LG again.

Anonymous
IW@
14 Dec 2018

LG recently updated the V20's 'LG mobile switch' app in both the - ESA-XX and - AME-XX H990DS variants. Clearly, LG wants V20 owners that still don't have Oreo to make a mobile switch to a newer model LG phone. (App is not compatible with non-LG phon...