Older flagship · 2019

LG V50 ThinQ 5G

Name: LG V50 ThinQ 5G
Brand: LG

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G

An older flagship with an AMOLED screen and stabilised camera — but a smaller battery and slow 18W charging show its age.

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Strength AMOLED screen, Stabilised camera (OIS)

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh), 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 855 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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What stands out

Built around a dual-screen accessory or two-screen setup

MIL-STD durability with IP68 water resistance

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

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

Brightness

533 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

572,100

v10

GeekBench

2,672

Graphics test

GFXBench 22 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

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

Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired · 10 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.2 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

183 g · 8.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

159.2 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

183 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 11

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1440 × 3120 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lighter in hand

183 g vs 194 g

Lower benchmark score

572k vs 816k AnTuTu

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Samsung Galaxy S10e

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

572k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Heavier in hand

183 g vs 150 g

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