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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-09-15 | 2017-09-21 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.08 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V30 is a bit better than the Fairphone 5, with a 79.1 score against 75.5. The LG V30 body is notably thinner and a lot lighter than the Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The Fairphone 5 has a bit better processing power than LG V30, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Fairphone 5 also has 4 GB more RAM.
The Fairphone 5 features just a bit better looking screen than LG V30, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1224 x 2700 and a little lower count of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a little larger display. The LG V30 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a way worse 16 megapixels resolution camera in the back and a much tinier sensor taking much lower quality images and videos, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
LG V30 counts with a bigger memory to store more apps and games than Fairphone 5, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Fairphone 5 features longer battery duration than LG V30, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3300mAh.
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