Older flagship · 2018

LG V40 ThinQ

From ₦110,000 to ₦180,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16 5G

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Rugged build, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

845 6 / 64 GB

3300 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the LG V40 ThinQ looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · AMOLED · 1440 × 3120 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3120 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.8 GHz · Adreno 630

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

433,212

v10

GeekBench

8,568

Graphics test

GFXBench 16 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.8 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.5 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.5

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

3300 mAh · 18 W wired · 10 W wireless

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

64:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

169 g · 7.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

158.8 mm

Width

75.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

169 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

97 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone XS

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1440 × 3120 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Higher-res main camera

12 MP · f/1.5 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

24% larger battery capacity

3,300 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

433k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 1 win 1 loss

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs —

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Super AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦110,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

PROMISE GADGET

1.4 yrs · 25 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦110,000

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Ozoemena Muoka

128GB

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Jiji Used

₦180,000

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Buchester Communications

3.3 yrs · 2 feedback · 128GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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