LG today debuted its next-generation smartphone, the LG V40 ThinQ, equipped with an all glass body and a display notch for housing camera equipment, much like the iPhone XS and XS Max.
We were able to get one of LG's new V40 ThinQ smartphones ahead of their launch, and we've got the first V40 ThinQ vs. iPhone XS Max comparison that highlights the differences between Apple's flagship device and LG's new flagship device.
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The LG V40 ThinQ features an all glass body with an aluminum frame, while the iPhone XS Max has an all glass body with a stainless steel frame. Apple has done away with the headphone jack, but the V40 still has one, and instead of a Lightning port, it features a USB-C port.
In the hand, the LG V40 ThinQ feels lighter than the iPhone XS Max, but due to the size, it's still a two-handed device.
The V40 measures in at 6.4 inches with a high-quality HDR OLED display that is as sharp and vibrant as the 6.5-inch HDR OLED display of the iPhone XS Max.
Both devices have a front-facing notch, and while the V40's notch is somewhat less obtrusive, it's also housing lesser equipment. The V40 ThinQ features two front-facing cameras, one with 8 megapixels and the second with 5 megapixels. The cameras enable a fast and efficient facial recognition feature for unlocking the device, but as with most Android implementations, it's not using 3D facial mapping and is less secure.
Because of the weaker facial recognition implementation, LG's new device continues to offer a fingerprint sensor at the back.
The back of the LG V40 ThinQ is outfitted with three horizontal cameras, while the iPhone XS Max uses a dual camera system. In the V40, there's a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens.
The three cameras enable a range of useful features like Triple Shot for three photos at once from different angles, a Cine Shot for creating a photo with one part of the image in motion, and slow motion and portrait features similar to what you'll find in the iPhone XS Max.
We think the LG V40 is a solid iPhone XS Max competitor with its light weight and its impressive camera equipment, and in a future video, we'll delve further into the triple-lens camera system as rumors have suggested it's something we might see in next year's iPhones.
What do you think of the new LG V40 ThinQ? Does it measure up to the iPhone XS Max? Let us know in the comments.
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I have an LG V20 as well as an iPhone 6s+. I like both of those phones. The 6s+ gets the edge in battery efficiency and integration with my iMac and iPad; the V20 has the edge with its 4 channel DAC sound system, and even though it has less battery life, it is the last high end phone to have a removable battery, which I still miss with other phones; the V20 also has a fast charging USB-C interface. I like that both of these phones have headphone jacks. The downside of the V40, imo, is that it no longer sports a removable battery, so I hope that its battery is more efficient than its V20 ancestor. I have 3 batteries for my V20 and a separate charger, which makes its battery issues less of a problem (spare batteries run around $20). The V40 retains the phone jack - yea, especially for supporting its superior sound system. As for the face id, which I honestly find to be something of a costly gimmick making the notch necessary and raising the prices, it's even less compelling with the V40 if it is less reliable. They should have just retained the touch id and left face id off of it. If Apple reintroduced the phone jack onto at least one of its models, and perhaps retained touch id as an alternative to face id (that's good for the V40), I'd be more enthusiastic about purchasing one. I'm going to pay closer attention to V40 reviews over the next several months. I'll probably purchase a V20 replacement within a year or so.
My thoughts on your three points:
As I understand it, current implementation of face id requires the notch for infrared sensors. Perhaps there will eventually be a workaround on that, but I don't find the notch and infrared beams to be worth any gains of face id over touch id. Obviously, others feel differently. The V40 would have been fine without the notch, especially with inferior face id (not sure of the details backing up that, but will find out over time.)
According to other posts, Apple users originally criticized some older Android phone which had a notch before iPhone X.
I'm with you when it comes to the notch. People forget that space was pretty much wasted on the screen anyway before the notch appeared.
Yawn. Next.
It’s because we see so many android OEMs try to throw features to a phone hoping it will stick. Most of them are useless, but make for a good sales commercial or even a diss at Apple. What Apple does is take a said technology and not copy it, but make it better and easier to use in real life. Face ID versus facial scanning. Dual camera setup with optical zoom. Get it?? We all know “android” does it first. That’s cool. You can keep it. Apple does it better.
Someone named “AppleFan” claims “Apple does it better.” About everything.
Apple recently announced they are going to allow their devices to be compatible with iOS updates for much longer. I have an iPad Mini 2 that's gone from iOS 7 to iOS 12 already!
