LG V50 ThinQ vs Honor Magic8 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 24, 2019		Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
		12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1300

Design

Dimensions
6.27 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches 159.2 x 76.1 x 8.3 mm		5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g		5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP69	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
		Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora black		Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 82.85% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.67% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2800x1264px, 453 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	2425 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	Untested	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) International version - Exynos 2600
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 640	Yes	Adreno 840
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB		not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	Untested	3186
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	Untested	10944
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested	6607
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested	3064

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	5650 mAh, Si - Carbon	4300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging		Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 37min

Browsing

15h 48min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 6min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	50 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	64 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 68 mm	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	50 MP	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

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Photo

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Video

149

Overall

155

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4	6.0
WLAN
dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3		M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, S-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack		No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Radio
FM

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready	n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71		1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
TDD Bands
40, 41, 46		38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8		1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s		LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

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