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| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-10 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The LG V30 is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, with a 79.1 score against 78.7. LG V30's body is just a little thinner and a little bit lighter than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, even when both were released with only 8 months difference. LG V30's processor is very similar to the CPU in Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although the LG V30 has 2 GB less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
LG V30 and Huawei Mate 9 Pro both have similar screens, although the LG V30 also has a slightly better 1440 x 2880 resolution, a little larger display and a just a bit better screen pixels density. The LG V30 features a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has a tinier sensor taking less light and dull colors, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the LG V30 also counts with a lot larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video and a camera with a way better resolution.
The LG V30 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has longer battery performance than LG V30, because it has a 21% bigger battery size.
LG V30 not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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