LG V50 ThinQ 5G

Versions: LM-V500N (Korea), LM-V500EM (Global), LM-V500XM (USA); LM-V450PM (Sprint)
Also known as LG V50 Dual Screen

Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)

 
CDMA 800 / 1900

3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 – USA

 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 – USA

5G bands
41, 260, 261 NSA

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat18 1200/75 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)

Launch
Announced
2019, February 24

Status
Available. Released 2019, April 19

Body
Dimensions
159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm (6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 in)

Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Display
Type
P-OLED, HDR10

Size
6.4 inches, 100.2 cm2 (~82.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~538 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

 Always-on display

Platform
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485)

GPU
Adreno 640

Memory
Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM

 UFS 2.1

Main Camera
Triple
12 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.5, 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3-axis OIS
12 MP, 52mm (telephoto), f/2.4, 1/3.4″, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, PDAF, OIS
16 MP, 16mm (ultrawide), f/1.9, 1/3.1″, 1.0µm, no AF

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec., HDR10 video, gyro-EIS

Selfie camera
Dual
8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/4.0″, 1.12µm
5 MP, 21mm (wide), f/2.2, 1/5.0″, 1.12µm

Features
HDR

Video
1080p@60fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 32-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio recording
Tuned with Meridian Audio

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio

USB
USB Type-C 3.1

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

Battery
Type
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
18W wired, PD2.0, QC3, 50% in 36 min (advertised)
10W wireless (Qi)

Misc
Colors
New Aurora Black

Models
LM-V500, LM-V500N, LM-V500EM, LM-V500XM, LM-V450PM, LM-V450

Price
About 550 EUR

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 343758 (v7), 421934 (v8)
GeekBench: 10928 (v4.4), 2672 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 22fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: 194000:1 (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-25.2 LUFS (Very good)

Audio quality

Noise -92.5dB / Crosstalk -92.6dB

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 96h